Life and Debt

I thought that Life and Debt was a very interesting film. I really enjoyed how the film maker chose to narrate the progression of the film. Throughout the course of the film I loved how the narrator conveyed how the tourist felt about what they saw in Jamaica versus what was actually going on in the minds of the native Jamaicans.or example, when they tourists were on the beach tasting Jamaican grown fruit the narrator stated " You wonder why you have not tasted bananas this sweet before..." and the scene then cuts to a dying banana farm that once flourished with employees, but is now down to 15. However, one of the most disturbing scenes that I saw in the film was when the dairy workers had to literally dump all of their milk on the ground because powdered milk was in larger demand than fresh milk. Honestly, I think its very sad what the people of Jamaica are going through. It seems as though all of their industries are dying as year goes by.Which I learned is somewhat not the case. There are three industries that are flourishing in Jamaica: tourism, private security, and coffins. Now that is ridiculous. I find that completely awful, and frankly there isn't anyone to blame except (in my opinion) America. I feel as though the stagnant decline of Jamaica's economy is solely the fault of America. I believe that if you do not give these people a chance to control their own economy (trade and production of goods) than they will continue to struggle is substandard conditions.