Machete is bad for illegally immigrating

Political rhetoric often doesn’t occupy the necessity as a weapon that satire frequently will. The satire can be razor-sharp enough to cut via any subject. Immigration is one for example. Immigrating got a good whipping from satire within the “Machete” film with the Robert Rodriquez “Mexploitation” gore fest, based on video reviews. “Machete” splatters the audience with its ideas, tongue planted firmly in cheek from the first hack to the final slash.

”Machete” may be one of those movies that comes dangerously close to crossing a line

”Machete” uses a ton of satire in it. That is why Rodriguez can get so close to the cliff without falling off. Intended to be a send-up of 1970s midnight movie genres in much the exact same way that the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez co-production “Grindhouse” did in 2007, “Machete” tells the story of a Mexican federale (Danny Trejo) in search of revenge. Machete loses his family to agents of the drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal), who by choice of actor is himself a form of self-parody. A drug mule network that is similar to the U.S. Mexico drug trade in existence is part of what Machete destroys. He also kills numerous authorities also as Robert De Niro playing a politician. Along the road are many others. These include Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan and Cheech Marin. But as the Denver Post asserts, “Machete” doesn’t always walk on the razor-sharp edge of biting satire. Some of the ! jokes seem to really just be “too cool for school”. Rodriguez may need to get on top of his game. Some sequels are coming.

Screenrant finds the immigration satire to be disturbing

Screenrant thinks “Machete” did cross a line. This was with an illegal border crossing scene that happened. A pregnant woman with her husband try to cross. This is when Don Johnson and Robert De Niro choose it’s time to stop them as uniformed vigilantes. De Niro as a United States of America senator shoots the pregnant woman, then has the audacity to say to the husband, “Welcome to America!” before putting a bullet in his brain. Many didn’t like the effective satire that ended so bloody. Rodriguez was just having some fun.

Just bloody fun

“Machete” isn’t about acting or story, however the blood fever of intense carnage. Screenrant thinks it is dull otherwise. You just have to focus on the bloody scenes. According to Entertainment Weekly, the film does quite well with all the blood. Without it, the video would be a schlock really.

Additional reading

Denver Post

denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_15966734

Entertainment Weekly

ew.com/ew/article/,,20417721,00.html

Screenrant

screenrant.com/machete-movie-reviews-vic-76754/