The Major characters were the Los Diablos. They are the Mexicans that are joining forces with the Americans to make the border nicer. They create fires to get rid of plants they don't want. All the men have been doing this for almost 30 years, and they all love what they do. They represent the Mexicans that aren't stereotyped, the ones that work, the ones that make a living, aren't drug dealers, they have a direction in life and are doing everything they can to just live.
They had some notable quotes in this, they talked about how dangerous their job was and how the name came to be. "The name Los Diablos was born because we said, if you give us this job we'll work like the devil" and "were Mexicans fighting fire in the United States." These were both notable because you when hear these you get so confused, it sounds like the US is hiring them to do their dirty work, but thats not the case. These men work with US men and together they work at restoring the Rio Grande river on the border.
The story starts with the men talking about what they do and then it goes to what they do and how they fix it. They Start with the attention getter of talking about how dangerous their job is and how they fight fire and you get intrigued because you want to know what they do. Then they describe what they do, you meet some Americans they work with, you watch them do their job, and thats how they end, showing a fire going out.
The story is told through many many people. It is narrated by a lot of the guys in Los Diablos and the American men who work with them. They all take turns narrating and telling the story.
They used Direct Expository, it was told by narrators to the audience. They used a variety of angles and shot types like: pans, wide shots, extreme wide shots, two shots, and mid shots. I liked the extreme wide shots of the land because they really helped capture the beauty of the river and the border, the part that the media doesn't show. They also panned the camera so you could see everything around which was nice.
They used the theme of danger to keep the story going along. They kept talking about how dangerous their job was and that really kept me intrigued because i kept wanting to see them in action and what they do, not just them describing it. That was smart because it really makes you wanna watch it till the end.
We care because this is another side of what goes on around the border that the media doesn't show. They don't show the beautiful landscape, or how the Mexicans and Americans work together, and how the Mexicans aren't these 'aliens' people perceive them to be. they are just like us, and I think that is very important for people to understand.
Raff, Jeremy, and Sam Price-Waldman. "The Mexican Citizens Fighting America's Fires." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 28 Apr. 2016. Web. 04 May 2016.
They had some notable quotes in this, they talked about how dangerous their job was and how the name came to be. "The name Los Diablos was born because we said, if you give us this job we'll work like the devil" and "were Mexicans fighting fire in the United States." These were both notable because you when hear these you get so confused, it sounds like the US is hiring them to do their dirty work, but thats not the case. These men work with US men and together they work at restoring the Rio Grande river on the border.
The story starts with the men talking about what they do and then it goes to what they do and how they fix it. They Start with the attention getter of talking about how dangerous their job is and how they fight fire and you get intrigued because you want to know what they do. Then they describe what they do, you meet some Americans they work with, you watch them do their job, and thats how they end, showing a fire going out.
The story is told through many many people. It is narrated by a lot of the guys in Los Diablos and the American men who work with them. They all take turns narrating and telling the story.
They used Direct Expository, it was told by narrators to the audience. They used a variety of angles and shot types like: pans, wide shots, extreme wide shots, two shots, and mid shots. I liked the extreme wide shots of the land because they really helped capture the beauty of the river and the border, the part that the media doesn't show. They also panned the camera so you could see everything around which was nice.
They used the theme of danger to keep the story going along. They kept talking about how dangerous their job was and that really kept me intrigued because i kept wanting to see them in action and what they do, not just them describing it. That was smart because it really makes you wanna watch it till the end.
We care because this is another side of what goes on around the border that the media doesn't show. They don't show the beautiful landscape, or how the Mexicans and Americans work together, and how the Mexicans aren't these 'aliens' people perceive them to be. they are just like us, and I think that is very important for people to understand.
Raff, Jeremy, and Sam Price-Waldman. "The Mexican Citizens Fighting America's Fires." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 28 Apr. 2016. Web. 04 May 2016.