01/18/2013. Global Cinema Questions for Spanish Cinema and Cell 211. 1. Individual Question: I have not used this film in a class before. I want your honest opinion of it. Look at the course objectives and refer to specific ones as you address whether or not I should use this film again in Global Cinema. I think Cell 211 portrays a very excellent example of Spanish cinema and Global Cinema at large and hence, should be used in future classes. One of the main objectives of the Global Cinema course is for the student to be able to differentiate between film as mass consumption entertainment like the ones produced in Hollywood and film as cultural art as produced in other countries. Even though Cell 211 has a lot in common with Hollywood style of film production, I think it still kept close to the international style of filming because the main Character in the movie, Juan Oliver, was not Idolized and made to seem superhuman. The movie was realistic and not only was it entertaining but also very emotional, which is a strong trait of Spanish films. I particular like the final scene where Armando asked if there was any questions signifying that the movie answered all and any questions the audience had. Another important objective of this course is help the student identify the historical and political issues being addressed in the film and I think Cell 211 couldn’t have done that any better. The ETA members were taken hostage in the prison and I remember sitting there asking myself how important these ETA member who were also prisoners were and why would Malamadre want to use them as a bargaining chip. This forced me actually look in the history of the ETA. It then led me to find out that they were a terrorist group and they will be repercussions worldwide if they die in that prison. The movie also clearly identified the political reason for the riot which is the DSS program. DSS stands for Designated for Special Surveillance and prisoners who were in that program were put in solitary confinement for very long periods of time. This program claimed the life of one prisoner named Maroa who had tumor in his head but did not receive any medical attention. The prisoners led by Marao therefore decided to act to stop this program which not only maltreated the prisoners but also infringed on their right to medical care. Cell 211 meets the course objectives and therefore will be very helpful to students who take this class in the future.