At the beginning of 2017, most filmmakers, fans and journalisat, forecasted a new of filmmaking for the Trump era. Most of this movies with heavy political content, social problems, as well racial conflicts between black and white will be heading to our theaters, from blockbusters to independent movies. One of the most well received films is “Beatriz at Dinner” directed by the John Cassavettes at the Independent Spirit Awards for his movie Chuck & Buck Miguel Arteta

Beatriz (Salma Hayek) is a massage therapist and holistic healer living in Los Angeles. Kathy (Connie Britton) one of Beatriz clients, is a wealthy woman who is hosting a dinner party. During this massage session, Beatriz tells Kathy the horrible story of how one her neighbors killed one of her goats leaving her emotional devastated. When Beatriz is about to depart, she realized her car broke, unable to find someone who help her out, Kathy invite her to join the dinner after convinced her husband Grant (David Warshofsky) who is inviting people with great business connections to him.

During the dinner Kathy introduce to Shannon (Chloë Sevigny) Alex (Jay Duplass) Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) and Jeana (Amy Landecker) wealthy people, ruthless, pretentious, insensitive and most of all non sense of respect for people of social class below them. Kathy explain to the guest that Beatriz it’s been very important to her, because she helped her daughter during all her cancer treatment, and that’s how she met her, everyone seems to be unimpressed about it, probably for there lack of emotional connection and cause to other people.

Now sitting at dinner Beatriz engage in conversations with all the guest, talking about her work and what she thinks about what these people do. She gets deeply interested in Strutt, who seems to be a mogul of the real state business, who build a very controversial hotel in Mexico promising a lot of jobs and end up destroying the town. Strutt approach to her with sarcasm like if she entered to US legally, or the kind of work she does is meaningful to the society.

Director Miguel Arteta and screewriter Mike White presents a story with attitude. Beatriz is unapologetic person who perhaps in the past was young protestor and college student who cares so much about the environment and came to the US with a lot of work, basing her talents in community service as well abilities to provide spiritual help. On the other hand her client Kathy and husband Grant represents wealthy liberal people who wants present them selves as people with heart, but when money comes, you just care about yourself. The most interesting and powerful character is Strutt and Donald Trumpesque guy with all the money in the world, cynical, despise everyone below his social level and enjoy destroying the environment, At the final showdown will be a treat of a scene where Beatriz and Strutt will met, giving the audience a representation of real hate to the metaphor of a man who is making so much harm.
This film is powerful and is a new breed of filmmaking, but is not a movie for everyone.