Amores Perros (2000)
Figures
Objects & symbols
- The recurring motif of dogs and human wounds/scars → The Abject
Locations
- The film's depiction of Mexico City
- The contrasting settings of Octavio's working-class neighborhood and Valeria's luxury apartment → The Counter-Space
Form & technique
- The triptych narrative structure linking disparate social classes → Affective Contagion
- The central car crash scene → The Piercing Detail
- The film's frenetic, hand-held camera style and jarring editing → Haptic Visuality
- The film's international success and aesthetic choices
- The juxtaposition of popular Mexican music with rock/alternative music on the soundtrack
- The film's hyperlink narrative structure
Tropes
- The practice of dogfighting and Octavio's treatment of his dog, Cofi → The Fragile Alpha
- El Chivo's transformation from revolutionary guerrilla to nihilistic hitman
Films most connected to Amores Perros
- The Zone of Interest (2023) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Piercing Detail, The Counter-Space
- Videodrome (1983) — via The Abject, Affective Contagion, Haptic Visuality
- The Goonies (1985) — via The Abject, The Fragile Alpha, The Counter-Space
- The Florida Project (2017) — via The Piercing Detail, The Counter-Space
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) — via The Abject, The Fragile Alpha, Haptic Visuality
- Holy Motors (2012) — via The Abject, The Piercing Detail
- Invisible Life (2019) — via The Piercing Detail, Haptic Visuality
- Breaking the Waves (1996) — via The Piercing Detail, Haptic Visuality