"The other conquest" is one of invasion history in the world. In 1500th, Spain attacked Aztec, which was the origin of native Mexican. Unfortunately, Aztec believed Spain army was kind of God, and they didn't resist to Spain army and they collapsed. However, this film is totally different with other films that are concerned with collapsing one certain country. "The other Conquest" just focuses on one main character, Topltzin. He was young Aztec. And, he did not resist to Spanish. Usually, films which focus on one main character that is placed in colonial period depict him like hero who resists invaders. However, in this film, he is not hero, he is not brave, and he is kind of incompetent. This character represented people who lived in colonial country. When invaders conquer other country, first of all, they try to change other country people to their culture style because if colonial people change to their culture, they lose their original identity and they think they are invaders' country person. "The other conquest", Topltzin also was forced to change his religion, but until he died, he did not change. He kept his spiritual and original identity. This film shows this process sensitively and effectively. If people follow this process, they are not gonna be boring.
Review of The Other Conquest
