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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

One of the earliest works of famed surrealist director Luis Bunuel's career, Los olvidados was an international hit primarily due to its portrayal of inner city Mexican children living on the brink of death due to immense poverty and crime. The plot focuses on the conflict between two young boys, Jaibo, a recently escaped juvenile delinquent, and Pedro, whose mother struggles to raise three other children and seemingly has no affection or attention left for her eldest. In following these characters, Bunuel cannot help but include some of his trademark surrealist imagery. One of the most famous involves Pedro throwing an egg at the camera as the liquid rolls down the lens. There is also an extended dream sequence in slow-motion chronicling one of the character's deep-seeded guilt and fear of his surroundings. For those who are not familiar with Bunuel, this is a good place to start. The film is accessible, moves along quickly, and encounters serious themes of how to deal with impoverished children and inner city crime in general. While not employing the kind of memorable techniques from later in his career that defines him today, this is still very much a Bunuel film, albeit a neorealist story with a twist of surrealism.

First off, I think Luis Bunuel is amazing. He really took a risk in making this film. Perhaps being from another country (Spain) gave him the objectivity of a scientist. He had quite a backlash when this film was released. This film doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to the dehumanization that occurs on the streets. There are complex characters on display. It makes it hard to simply point the finger and say that a character 'should do this or that'. Products of their brutal environment, it makes it hard to pass judgement on them. Parts of this film try to address the idea of reclaiming your identity, but the storyline doesn't ever see this to fruition as in the Maori based movie "Once were warriors". Difficult subject, but Bunuel's work is always a worthwhile see.

I enjoyed this film and the symbolism displayed throughout this film made it interesting for the audience to put up for interpretation. The story of a boys journey being ignored by his mother and search for meaning and love depicts the consequences for the lack of love in this movie. I feel like the lack of unconditional love that was portrayed between families describe the criminal involvement in the film. Although the ending was dark and unpredictable, I think the director did a brilliant job of portraying honesty and reality in the end of the film as well as throughout the film. The characters were depicted in such a way where the audience are able to connect and familiarize with them. Great film!

An unfortunate truth, just as the name states: if you haven't seen this movie in a while, you probably have forgotten the plot. While the film is good, it's not memorable. Los olvidados tells the story of juvenile delinquents in Mexico. Through this film, Luis Bunel depicts the lives of poor kids without fathers, an inconvenient truth for those people who would rather live blindly to the fact that poverty exists. The interesting thing, however, is the fact that Bunel's film was not well liked, but when it won awards, he was lauded. On another note, Freud would have definitely gotten his kicks from this film. Lots to analyze. Overall:great story, great film! Must watch!