"But you gave him the order. She was an agent. She was going to expose your drug money pipeline."
Rodriguez utiliza el formato del cuento de hadas ("Erase una vez...") para elevar la historia a un plano fantástico. En este México cinematográfico, los héroes pueden sobrevivir a heridas imposibles, los villanos son caricaturescos y la música de guitarra es tan letal como las balas. La frase invita al espectador a suspender la incredulidad y entrar en un México estilizado, visualmente exuberante y violentamente poético.
"Because you're already dead inside," Sands smiled. "That makes you invisible." Erase una Vez en Mexico
"I remember now," Barrillo chuckled, but his eyes were wild. "The crying guitarist. You're more pathetic in person."
"She was the one you shot in the plaza. You said she was a mistake." "But you gave him the order
La frase resuena con una cadencia especial. Es una amalgama lingüística que fusiona el clásico inicio de los cuentos de hadas europeos con el nombre de una nación rica en historia, mitos y contrastes. Más allá de una simple traducción, esta expresión se ha convertido en un concepto cultural, utilizado desde títulos cinematográficos icónicos hasta reflexiones sobre la identidad nacional.
"I'm counting on it being more than that," said Agent Sands of the CIA. He sat down on the bench next to the blind musician, his sunglasses reflecting the dying sun. Sands placed a photograph on the Mariachi's knee. "General Barrillo. He's meeting with a cartel boss named Marquez. They're planning a coup against the Mexican president. I need you to play a private concert for Barrillo tomorrow night. Inside, you'll find a silver-plated revolver in the piano." "That makes you invisible
To understand Erase una Vez en Mexico , one must abandon the logic of realism. The film opens with the legendary El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) living in hiding, raising a young girl, AJ, after the tragic events of Desperado . His peace is shattered when CIA agent Sheldon Sands (Johnny Depp) arrives with a proposition.
Utilizar la fórmula "Erase una vez" implica que estamos contando una historia que tiene una moraleja o una enseñanza. ¿Cuál es la moraleja de la historia de México?