Cine y resistencia

Abstract

The relationship between Cinema and Politic in Latin America has changed considerably since the New
Latin American Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. The changing political powers, neo liberalism and different
professional practises of feature filmmaking leave little space for revolutionary visions. Referring to some
ideas on Resistance, Utopia and Ideology from Frederic Jamesons Signatures of the Visible and Gene
Sharps The Politics of Nonviolent Action this article explores how a number of contemporary films continue to use cinema as an agent of non-violent political resistance. Cinema in most Latin American countries engages less openly and radically with politics at the turn of the millennium. It is multifaceted, less
dogmatic and often more entertaining. There is a trend towards more personal stories, which reflect the
facts of society in a subtle and lively way that can implement a radical political meaning without explicitly
articulating their message. Nowadays Heroes can be ambivalent, fractured and therefore more human and
perhaps more empathetic.