Frida

Frida the movie was a very interesting movie. It is about the life story Frida Kahlo a famous artist from the surrealist era of art. Frida can be considered today as one of the most famous surrealist woman of that time. Her art is inspired by a bus accident she was in when she was younger and her marriage to Diego Rivera. When she was 18 she was in an accident that left her paralyzed. The film really presented the accident very well showing it in slow motion so the viewers can see what is going on. The fact that we were able to see the accident clearly added more drama to that scene. We were also able to see very clearly how the accident affected Frida emotionally and physically. Physically she was paralyzed but emotionally it made her stronger. You can tell that she was eager to get moving again. Frida was a very strong woman which made her a perfect feminist. The humanistic tradition book states that it was her "determined effort to present the female image as something other then the object of male desire". This is also the reason why her appearance was different from most woman (with her uni brow). Her paintings are mostly portraits of herself and according to the film they are what got her started. Frida went to Diego Rivera (who was a very famous Mexican painter) to get opinions on her work. After seeing how good she was he took her under his wing and the two started working together. The two also ended up getting married. To me their relationship in the film was very interesting they did seem to love each other even though Diego cheated on her and they argued allot. Many might disagree but I thought Diego's character was very interesting. His dedication for what he believes in is a similar trait that Frida has which is why they were a good match. I see why the humanistic tradition book says that she refers her marriage as one of the great accidents. Allot of her paintings also show her heart ache after Diego broke her heart a number of times. After watching this film we can all say that Frida has been through allot of overwhelming problems. We were able to see how nothing was able to stop her. She was a very strong woman, definitely a new image for feminists everywhere.