Last week we watched “Los Olvidados“, a film that follows the lives of the fictional but very real-life based young characters. I think it is most important to point out that aspect of the film because Bunuel once again uses his creativity and artistry to shine a light on lives that have no platform to speak on their own. From Pedro, who tries his hardest to change his life around but is followed by misfortune, to Jaibo, the portrayed antagonist, we can’t help but feel for them. We can’t help but feel like we have failed as a society because of how much these characters suffer, and how real this story is for some children out there. While shining a light on these voices in a true and honest way, Buñuel also allows for his own twist with surrealism to come through. The use of the dream sequence, in which Pedro has this almost out of body experience in where time moves slow, and the death of his friend haunts him by the cluck of a chicken–we can feel this eerie and anxious emotion that I truly believe could not have been caption through any other type of scene. All of a sudden, in this very live action sort of movie, we get to see the inner thoughts of a character without it being fantastical or too much of a drastic change to the vibe of the film. I think it’s amazing to have two very contrasting aesthetics (in terms of realism) work so well in one movie, not only does it not seem too much of a drastic change, but I feel as though the dream sequence is one of the main plot points of this movie.