Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

What’s the most important thing in life and how far would you go for money? Those are the central questions in the Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Humphrey Bogart is Dobbs, a man who lives the life of a bum in Mexico. How he ended up there is not made really clear. He begs for money whenever he sees other Americans so he can continue living. He doesn’t seem to have a goal in his life. After getting his hands on some money he ends up being able to pay for a roof above his head for a night. There he meets an old gold digger named Cody (Walter Huston) who tells him that there’s gold to be found in the dry desert mountains. Together with a friend he met during a small job he did he decides to buy the necessary equipment to head out to the desert and start searching for gold. Together with Cody the three head out of town to begin their search. Continue reading

Monsters (2010)

Set in the future, Monsters tells the story of a NASA spacecraft that took some samples from another planet, but crashed in Mexico after re-entering the atmosphere. The impact on Mexico is big because after a while new lifeforms start to appear. The problem is so big that half of Mexico is labeled as infected zone. To make sure the creatures don’t spread out, America has built a big fence around the zone and tries to fight the monsters and kill them all (without much success). During some seasons there are more of them around and it is dangerous to travel, with parts of Mexico cut off from the rest of the world.

Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy, who starred in In search of a Midnight Kiss ) is a photographer on assignment. He has to try to take a picture of the creatures. When he calls his boss to inform him about progress he is told to pick up his daughter (Whitney Able) from the hospital and to escort her to the coast where she will be able to safely travel home. He’s doesn’t really want to do it, but has no choice in the matter and listens to his boss. Continue reading