Before Night Falls directed by Julian Schnabel is a film based on the memoirs of Reinaldo Arenas. The film basically takes us through the life of Reinaldo Arenas. In the beginning the reader is introduced to his childhood and upbringing as a guajiro. Then we experience his journey in the revolution, the censorship of his writing and discrimination of homosexuals, and finally his escape to New York. After watching this film the first this that stood out was Arenas ability to express his homosexuality. At this time in Cuba homosexuals were being sent to camps and exiled. Arenas continued to write and continued to express his thoughts. Arenas never gave up and continued to fight against the Cuban system especially when in prison. His early involvement in the revolution, and smart mouth as a child also show how strong minded this individual was. Overall, Arenas was able to overcome adversity through a very unstable time in Cuba and be a voice of hope to those hiding their homosexuality.
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