"La Tarea: The Homework or How Pornography Saved a Split Family from Boredom and Improved their Finances"
Is pornography but a lewd display for the voyeur artless whose only anticipation is from extreme close-ups of tension swollen money shots? What started as a bizarre nauseating camera angle was soon obscured by the phenomena; sensory adaptation - that states we are less sensitive to repeated presentation of certain stimuli. In this case the practically seamless single camera angle exploring contemporary societal norms on sex, pornography and the role men and women play, during the time of this film, was eaten up enthusiastically with minimal shock and anticipatory awe.
I don't know if director Jaimi Humberto Hemosillo's intention, with the odd and constant camera angle, was inferred to symbolize mans ability to constantly evolve and accustom itself; but "La Tarea" personified the subjectivity of pornography and the voyeur in that the line between what is decent and acceptable gets blurred through personal experience and societal sensory adaptation. And the idea of what is art could be construed as anything thought provoking as a result of critical thinking.
To switch from an unaware participant, to the fumbling amateur actor, we see man on the offense and defense of his/her perceived role in society. Be it someone respectable, held in their own high esteem; or the insecure charlatan unsure of his /her role. As we saw by Alonso's astonishment and possible simulated anger at the fear of being found out of his subconscious thoughts and desires. Because of voyeurism there is, of course, the accomplice fueling the flames of an exploration into wonders already discovered yet waiting for acceptance
