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By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Engaging drama.Set in Mexico in the early-1900s, the story of a girl and her oppressive, tyrannical mother. In her teens, the girl falls in love with a boy and they want to get married. The mother is determined that the girl will never marry, as she has to look after her. Drama and intrigue follows...Initially a very suffocating movie, as you feel how the girl is oppressed and deprived of her free will by her evil mother. You keep hoping that she will run away, or do something to break free.Then follows a spell of liberty, and probably the most wonderful part of the movie. The shackles have been removed and she can now be herself and follow her dreams and loves.However, just when you thought that was the precursor to a happy ending, the movie loses focus. It suddenly gets quite weird, complete with ghosts, and ultimately becomes a soap opera. The last few scenes are pure soap, and diminish the value of what came before them.Overall - good, but could have been brilliant.

This 1992 Mexican film is full of both symbolism and cultural significance, and it helped me to appreciate the fantasy and mysticism reflected within the narrative. Tita is the youngest of three daughters, held captive by the traditions of her tenacious mother, which dictate that she is not allowed to marry, as she must care for her mother until her death. Yet, Pedro has already announced his passionate love for Tita, and in hopes of being near her, marries her older sister. Tita soon discovers she is able to communicate and share her emotions through her cooking, which she makes for Pedro to demonstrate her love for him. I found the film to be very intriguing in a symbolic sense, and would be interested to read the original book. I enjoyed viewing the early twentieth century culture richly interwoven into the storyline, and the eroticism was very prevalent, but portrayed in an artistic and reflective manner; however, it's not a film I would choose to watch again.

SPOILERS FOR SURE You think you'll be saying Yum, but you'll end up saying Yuck! This story about early 20th century Mexican/Texican women falling in love and grappling with family tradition began on a very promising note. Young Tita is in love with handsome Pedro...though you're never given any real reason to latch onto them or cheer them on. You don't get a story about how they meet, what drew them together...maybe just good ol' hot Latin lust (ew)? Anyway, Pedro marries Rosaura, the older sister, to "be close to his true love" while Tita is bossed around by her bitch of a mother, who isn't satisfied just ruining Tita's lovelife, she has to ridicule and criticize Tita's every move. Tita escapes her daily misery by whipping up delicious foods in the kitchen, but even this isn't given much screen time. Aside from the quails with rose petal sauce, most of the recipes are given a perfunctory glance. Most of the movie consists of Tita and Pedro pining, exchanging a few hasty kisses, and the one sex scene is completely in the dark. In short, this movie really has nothing to offer, even for us pervs who like passionate, if vapid, sex scenes as a last resort for entertainment. The grand climax comes when the two lovebirds finally get their opportunity to be a legit couple, and a spectacular fire erupts as a result of their illicit passions...Repeat after me: vomitrocious!!!I got this movie because I wanted to see all the recent/semirecent movies about food and love. This one stinks.

Watching the movie Like Water For Chocolate was a disappointing experience for me. After I had read the very gripping and interesting book I was looking forward to the movie. I was excited to see how the creators of the movie were going to show the most interesting part of the book, the magical realism. To my dismay i was deeply disappointed when I saw the magical realism "scenes" in the movie. The parts in the movie with magical realism were too short and random. A few examples are; when she wore the knitted blanket and it was ridiculously long, or when Tita's tears were shown dripping down the steps. The scenes seemed like they were add ons to the movie that were unnecessary. I found that the magical realism actually took away from the story in the movie. It Distanced the viewer from the characters, making them difficult to relate to. Conversely in the novel the magical realism did not take away from the story but it did not significantly add anything to the story. The movie also was lacking in depth beyond the external plot. In the book there were many underlying meanings hidden in the text. But because the acting was so terrible in the movie it felt like a soap, that meant nothing more than the crumby lines being shoved in the actors mouths. To summarize, if anyone is interested in watching this film I recommend reading the book.