HBO MiniSeries

Hey guys, I knew I read this somewhere so I thought I would copy and paste it here.

"HBO has purchased Enrique's Journey and is making it into a six-part mini-series. The executive producers of the mini-series are Anne Thomopoulos, previously senior vice president, original programming for HBO, and Nely Galán, founder and CEO of Galán Entertainment."

I think this is coming out within a year. It will be interesting to see if it turns out to be a narrative story, a documentary, or told like a traditional story.

Website to Check Out

Hey Guys! Here is the official website. I like it; it's pretty cool. Check out the pics!

http://www.enriquesjourney.com/

Initial Reactions

So, first I can’t get over how much information is provided in the prologue. The first few pages made me wonder if all of the events are really true or are there exaggerations. To be complete honest, it seems more of a mockery to take a white, presumably upper class women and recreate a Guatemalan, adolescent boy’s journey. However, the author admits to her luxuries before her story begins, so as a reader I am going to try and keep an open mind.
I am really glad that Nazario provides the alarming statistic about other children who take Enrique’s same journey. The number is humbling and scary. Humbling because there is a large number of individuals who never make it to America, but they still endure the hardships for hope of a better future with their mothers. The large amount of illegal immigrants from Central America is startling because the United States is considering changing our official language or at least adding Spanish as a second official language. I don’t know, I guess this story is already raising a lot of issues and questions. One thing I do know is that I totally sympathize more with Enrique than his mother. Already, I kind of have resentment towards Lourdes for leaving her son. I just feel as though she could have had other options. I guess we will see. But, I know that I already feel strongly about this and I wonder if there are other people, young and old, who feel strongly in favor of Lourdes and her initial decision???

When first reading the book, I was amazed at the description of the poverty. Reading further, and discovering the dangers in such a long journey as Enrique's- from Honduras to America- I realized that the poverty experienced by many in this country was reason enough to risk such a journey as Enrique did. It seems that the poverty experienced in our own country does not even compare to that of Honduras. I decided to look further into Honduras, and a description of its economy, so that I may get a better picture of the context in which the book takes place. I've included a link to the Library of Congress' website on Honduras. Feel free to explore, it may paint a better picture of where Enrique is coming from (and where he's going).

Journey of the Journey

I haven't yet finished the book, but there is no lack of emotional situations depicted by the author. I find it almost unbelievable, the contrast between the good and the evil experienced by Enrique and many other migrants trying to enter the United States. It seems, at least up to the point which I have read, that the people these migrants encounter along the way are either saints or demons, for lack of better terms. The contrast is startling- there is Olga, the lady that voluntarily devotes what is portrayed as her entire life, to caring for migrants injured along their journey- an endeavor for which she receives no stipend. What elicits the use of the term saint in refernce to this lady, is the fact that this is never a concern, or even a consideration; rather, she feels she is merely performing the work of one of God's people. The hope and encouragement she instills in her patients is truly touching, and I found this part of the book to embody its overall potential- to move one. Indeed, the story of Enrique and any migrant for that matter portrayed in this book is truly moving, as its 'stories' are demonstrative of the entire spectrum of human potential- from the most deplorable, to the most benevolent. It amazes me the life thus experienced by many of these migrants as they navigate this landscape of extremes- of the good and the evil. Whereas one person will give away a last scrap of food, another will take one's last scrap away. The range is unsettling at the least. I am interested to read on, though I find myself not necessarily waiting to see if Enrique will unite with his mother; rather, I am content to read about these trials and tribulations...