drhupp I'm not sure that I've ever seen a film like Even the Rain, where the plot of the movie involves filming another movie. It's really cool to think about, and I think they did a great job. The producers were able to explain things that took place hundreds of years ago involving Columbus, Las Casas, and the Indigenous Indians that they experienced; while also showing the water wars that took place in Bolivia between the government and citizens. Here in the United States, I am fortunate to never have to experience the lack of water or suffering that these Bolivians had to go through. If I were in Daniels shoes in this movie, I'm not sure I would've been able to do what he did. Lead a bunch of people in a rebellion against the government, sounds pretty scary to me. I understood most things about this film except for the title of the movie. What does it mean and where is it represented in the film?

Cameron Crawford I think that Even the Rain was a very inspirational film. It educated the viewer about Christopher Columbus and Bartolomé Las Casas. I enjoyed this film because the water crisis in Bolivia correlated with the Spanish Conquering of the Natives. The Bolivian revolt, led by Daniel, started because the government of Bolivia wanted to increase the taxes on water because it was too cheap to obtain. This triggered the Bolivians because they do not make enough money to afford a tax raise on water. Daniel, who is a rebellious person by nature, leads the revolts, and also plays a major role in the movie that Sebastión and Costa are filming. Daniel ends up getting beaten up, and arrested, nearly ruining the entire movie production. Later in this film, Costa realizes how important the water or "yaku" crisis is to the local Bolivians. It was very impactful to see Costa evolve during this film. He started off as a rude character, who didn't care about the local Bolivians or the Native Americans. But by the end of the movie, he was willing to risk his life for the Daniel's daughter, Belén. Another theme of this movie was how the characters of the movie, like Christopher Columbus and Las Casas. have different views on how to treat the Bolivians, correlating with their roles in the movie. For example, a Las Casas supported the Native Americans, which meant that he also supported the Bolivians. Columbus on the other hand, was the conqueror of the Natives, so he did not really care about the Bolivian Water Crisis throughout the movie. This was proved at the dinner when all the characters talked about "Yaku" or water and their roles in the movie. Overall, this film really opened my eyes to all of the prejudice, and lack of common, daily resources in Central and South America.

gsaint09 This film relates something about the privatisation of water in Bolivia and the enforcement of that private ownership by the government. Water, previously owned by the people through their government, then water rights sold to a trans-national corporation by operatives within the government. Lest we think that this sort of thing only happens in the lesser elsewhere, please note the following:A US judge declares Detroit residents have no right to water 1 October 2014In a ruling on Monday, the federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Detroit declared that workers, youth and retirees have no "fundamental right" to water, as he threw out a lawsuit challenging the city's policy of shutting off tens of thousands of residents from one of the most fundamental necessities of life.

Andy Steel I found it very easy to identify with all of the main players thanks to some great performances from all involved and also a really nicely written script. It's really well shot with nice big, easily legible subtitles (more like this please foreign filmmakers!). It was interesting to see a film set in that region, we don't see very much from that part of the world. There are also some historical facts about the conquistadors that I wasn't aware of and so it even educated be a little! I love the way it slowly dawns on the crew that the mistakes made 500 years previously are still being made today! Over all, I found it well worth a look and it's one I would certainly look at again sometime.SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDEDMy score: 8.3/10You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.