Well, let me tell you about this here movie, “Elena Knows.” It’s a real head-scratcher, this one. This old woman, Elena, she’s got this shaky sickness, Parkinson’s they call it. Real tough, makes her all wobbly and such. And then, bam! Her daughter, Rita, up and dies. Suicide, the police say, plain and simple. But Elena, she ain’t buying it. She’s got this gut feeling, you know, like when the rooster crows at midnight, somethin’ ain’t right.
So, this whole movie is about Elena hobbling all over Buenos Aires, tryin’ to figure out what really happened to Rita. It ain’t easy, let me tell you. She’s got to deal with that shaky sickness, and she’s got to talk to all sorts of folks, Rita’s friends and such. And let me tell you, some of them folks are about as helpful as a screen door on a submarine. They talk in circles and don’t say much.
- First, she goes to the cops, but they just shrug their shoulders.
- Then, she talks to Rita’s friends, but they’re all hush-hush and mysterious.
- She even goes to the church, but even the priest don’t seem to know nothin’.
This Elena, she’s a stubborn old goat, I’ll give her that. She keeps pushing and prodding, asking questions, trying to piece things together. It’s like tryin’ to catch smoke with your bare hands, but she don’t give up. She visits this doctor and that doctor, trying to find out if Rita was sick or something. She even goes back to the police station again, makin’ a big fuss. She’s like a dog with a bone, this one.
Now, the movie, it throws you some curveballs. You think you got it figured out, and then boom, somethin’ else happens. It’s like when you’re milkin’ a cow, and she kicks the bucket over just when you think you’re done. They talk about things like, you know, women makin’ their own choices about their bodies and stuff, and folks bein’ all messed up in the head. Real heavy stuff, I tell ya. It makes you think about things, about life and death and all that.
So, in the end, Elena, she finds out somethin’ alright, but it ain’t what she expected. She goes to see Rita’s best friend. I don’t like that friend one bit, seems sneaky like a weasel in the hen house. Turns out Rita didn’t want to take care of Elena no more because Elena was gettin’ sicker and sicker. Rita was scared, see? Scared of havin’ to take care of her mama, so she took her own life, as sad as that sounds. That’s a terrible thing to do to a mother, but that’s how the story goes.
It ain’t a whodunit, see? It’s more about this mama tryin’ to understand her daughter, and comin’ to terms with the truth, even if it’s a hard truth. It’s about a mama’s love, and how strong that love can be, even when things get real tough. And it’s about how sometimes, the hardest thing to accept is the thing that’s been starin’ you in the face the whole time.
Now, I ain’t no fancy movie critic or nothin’, but I thought it was a good movie, even if it did make me cry a little. It’s one of them movies that sticks with you, you know? Makes you think about things long after it’s over. It’s about real life, about the messy, complicated relationships between mamas and their kids. And it’s about how life just ain’t fair sometimes.
So, if you’re lookin’ for a movie with a lot of shootin’ and car chases, this ain’t it. But if you’re lookin’ for a movie that’ll make you think and feel, then give “Elena Knows” a try. Just be warned, it’s a real tearjerker. And bring a hankie, cause you’re gonna need it.
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