Central Station Movie Themes

Central Station

Walter Salles, Central Station is a touching, well made motion picture that has very few flaws. The movie centers around a Brazilian woman named Dora and a little boy, Josué. This is a story of a cynical woman and a little boy's adventure to find his father of whom he has never seen before. Through the film there is a bonding of the two main characters and each of them greatly transforms each other for the rest of their lives. The script of this movie has a compelling quality, drawing us into the narrative and makes the audience really care about what happens to the characters. This movie should be known for its great story line and the fantastic acting from both of the main characters.
Throughout the film there are many reoccurring themes that enhance the film. The main theme of Central Station is the transformation of Dora and Josué as the story progresses. At the beginning of the movie Dora is a nasty, retired school
This film show how much different the Brazilian culture is from the United States. The cities in the movie seem to be very crowded and underdeveloped. None of the people owned cars and they all needed to take the train to and from where ever they were going. In the train it also show the great diversity of the people in Brazil. Dora was very excited to finally get a new T.V. and that was probably her most valuable possession. This shows that the middle class is still very poor and they do not have a very high standard of living in Brazil. Also it is very intriguing that most of the population is illiterate and they have to get some one to read and write letters for them. A final thing that this film shows about Brazil is its massive size. Throughout the entire movie Dora and Josué are traveling to the area that his father is supposed to live in, which takes them days and they are only traveling across a very small portion of the