Los abrazos rotos, a movie by Pedro Almadóvar

Is it always better to know the truth? Has there been a time when you wished you didn’t know something? Is lying to someone, to prevent them from suffering, justified?

Today I went to the movies to watch “Los Abrazos rotos”, a movie written and directed by the famous Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almadóvar. This movie is about love and hate, independence and necessity, trust and jealousy, admiration and revenge. It is also about a parent and son relationship, but most importantly for me is about knowing the truth, choosing whether to live in a lie or to accept the truth and its consequences.

This movie not only touches many themes, but it is also hard to categorize as a drama, a mystery or even a comedy. It has so many elements that make it so interesting. I really enjoyed the film and one of the reasons is that it made me question myself about what it means living in a lie. Probably the reason why it was for me the most important theme is because of what I went through these last days. Haven’t we all felt betrayed?

Penelope Cruz was the main character of the film and her acting was exceptional together with Luis Omar and Blanca Portilla. The photography was beautiful and the way the movie developed until the end, when the truth was finally known, was fascinating.

I wouldn’t like to say more about the story because I feel everyone should watch it.

So, living in a lie or accepting the ugly truth? I will go with the second one. I think that if everyone tries to live like that and stops trying to decorate the truth we would actually live with a lot less weight and a lot more love.