The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary is an American movie based on the novel written by Hunter S. Thompson. The filming of the movie began in Puerto Rico for the year 2009. The history takes place in the year 1960. This movie presents us a character calls Paul Kemp that is starring by Johnny Depp. This character is about a writer that founds work in a newspaper. This newspaper is in the Old San Juan. In a part of the movie Kemp has have the opportunity of have a conversation with a couple Mr. Walt and his wife:

Paul Kemp: What you like most of Puerto Rico?”

Mr. Walt: “the bowling alley and the casinos”

Paul Kemp: “Have you seen a lot of the island?”

Mrs. Walt’s wife: “We don’t leave the hotel, it’s not safe”

Paul Kemp: “But you are having fun?”

Walt: “Oh yeah, a lot of fun”

In this conversation that has Paul Kempt with this couple we can see immediately they were tourist. Mr. Walt and his wife just come to have fun and they don’t care anything else. These persons don’t demonstrate interest to know the place they were or to enjoy in other part out of the hotel. In my opinion this type of conduct is more associated with the tourist. I only can imagine Jamaica Kincaid, because this type of thinking and conduct is the one she criticizes in his write “Small Place”.  In the other side maybe the character of Paul Kemp in my opinion is more like a traveler. I think this because he is more interested to know the place in where he is. I saw a character that want to interact with the people and wants to be part of the place. In the other hand, other character call Sanderson demonstrates the opposite. This character wants to have all exclusive and private away of the people.

This movie is a strong citizen to how the Americans saw the island. The movie tells us they see us like a business, a perfect place to make inversion get what they want and then go. Something very interesting is the way the newspaper presents the notice, because they want only to show a “dream” not a reality of what is happening in here. The film shows the puberty the society experiment and the ignorance about his rights. Also demonstrate how the Americans think they can do what they want, no matter the laws or the people. Finally tell us how they use the rum like a strategy to take advantage of the locals.