Corrido story vs movie
I believe that much of the Corrido dirrers between the story and the movie. Parades’ collection shows Gregorio Cortez as a man who is a blood thristy killer. However, the movie tells a different story. In the movie, Cortez is described as a family man who killed the sheriff only in response to the killing of his brother and to protect his family. The role of the interpretor is brought in to add to the effect that Cortez was a good man, just misunderstood. There are many discrepancies between the two. This is based on the author’s perspective, and a result of the changing times. In the early 1900’s when the Corrido was written, it was around the time of expansion and conquering the old West. The movie, from the 1980’s came at a time where equal rights was the main idea, and a move to eliminate discrimination. I think that this is why there is such a difference between the tellings of the two stories.
I also beleive that there are amny differnt versions of this story. You would have to dig very deep to find two that were exactly the same. I also like your reasons why they switched so much. Good post
↓ Quote | Posted October 16, 2006, 5:53 am