Film Analysis Of The Film Frida, By Julie Taymor - 963 Words

Director, Julie Taymor, released the film Frida on October 25th, 2002. The film is a true story of Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera, who have been and still are Mexico’s most acclaimed artists. The film was portrayed like Kahlo’s paintings, with vibrant colors that showed her creativity and pride for her Mexican background. Not only did the film contain a deep resonance of dark pain that represented the pain in Kahlo’s life, but also the recognition and acknowledgement of Kahlo’s struggles through unfortunate events that made her one of the most prominent artist in Mexican history. Academy award artist, Salma Hayek, portrays Frida and Diego was played by actor Alfred Molina. Both actors did a great job at illustrating their lives†¦show more content†¦When the accident is in action we noticed how everything that the passengers had starts flying towards Frida. But there is one in particular that catches the attention of the audience, which is the gold that a passenger had in his hands. This gold was what ended up covering Kahlo’s entire body alongside broken glass and a stick through her body with blood lying everywhere around. After they showed how her body ended, they added animation to show how serious her injuries were. These animations were â€Å"calacas†, which are skeletons. They added them to show her Mexican heritage, owing to the fact that â€Å"calacas† are really famous in Mexico and also illustrate death. All of these effects were what made the scene so strange yet beautiful just like the paintings that she created later in life. Due to the many injuries Kahlo couldnt walk and had to stay in bed all day. That’s when her painting career started to bloom. Once Frida Kahlo decided to focus only on art, she decided to get help from who later on became her husband, Diego Rivera. At first, Rivera did not pay enough attention to her but he decided to give her a chance when he saw how unique her work was. As described by Leo Tolstoy from the book Reading the World, â€Å"Great works of art are only great because they are accessible and comprehensive to everyone† (Austin 267), and that was what Rivera believed as well since he understood