The short film the hero, a critique of Carlos Carrera to modernity

Abstract

Carlos Carrera in his short film The hero recreates a critical metaphor against modernity and to do so he uses all elements of visual language; he is able to take the audience on a stage existential reflection. He does so with the following argument: in the chaotic metro station in Mexico City, an old man was looking for his destination and he finds it in the possibility of saving the life of a suicidal young. His attempt to become a hero has a twist because the girl does the job, as he is accused of degenerate. The audiovisual text show chaos of modern living with people lost in their individuality, others take easy solutions, and few who to contradict the system as a way to transcend.