Thematic concerns in the pope season one-episode one
The series starts by introducing us to a character by the name Elektra who seems to have been influenced by pop culture. Therefore, we can say that the first thematic concern in the film is the impact of pop culture on the youth. Elektra does not believe in any other code of dressing other than what she sees on the television. As described in the film, Elektra thinks that there is no separate dressing code, which is better than what she has seen on the TV. However, from how she is dressed, it is evident that the pop culture has thoroughly influenced Elektra to the point of forgetting her originality.
The second thematic concern, which is evident in the film, is homelessness among the young. The second character by Blanca has a prior history of homelessness before she made it in life. When she was a teen, she was kicked out of her family, having tested positive of HIV, and she spent several years in the streets before her final rescue. However, she plans to give back to the community now that she is financially stable in her life. She talks of going to help the needy children in the streets as she feels some attachment to those who are suffering in the streets. Banca claims that she had once been on the roads, and she never wanted to see others go through the same, yet she Is in a position to help them.
Thirdly, we can see the role of the female gender in society. Considering Blanca’s situation in her childhood, she is presented as a weak vessel in the sense that she cannot fight for herself. However, she finds it better to spend her time in the streets after giving in to the troubles in her atmosphere. In the streets, she is taken away and mentored until she gathers her life once again and achieves her dreams. Besides, Angel, the young lady who is seen in the under the story of Blanca, undergoes a financial crisis for a long time in the streets and opts to have sex in exchange for money in the ststreeteets before Blanca comes for her rescue. Conversely, the female gender is seen as emotionally intense. Banca bears all the pain of being disowned in her family and still hopes for a better future without thinking of committing suicide as it would be seen, among others, with similar problems.
Education is another theme that has been presented out in the film where the character is concerned with education. As Blanca decides to give back to the community, he picks a 17-year old Damon who had also been kicked out of the family as Blanca herself a while back and educated him. She further takes the responsibility of mentoring the young boy and providing him with constant support to meet his dreams. However, the film presents some aspect of competition, in that Blanca wants to show Elektra her capability of beating her. As told in the film, Blanca’s other goal is to beat Elektra, who owns the house of the new Abundance, by mentoring the young boy Damon in the House of Evangelista. Alongside with the young boy Damon, Blanca pushes Angel, her new another recruit towards success. The young lady, Angel, has a complicated story behind her life, as seen in the film. Due to the scarce supply of jobs in the city, Angel opts to do sex in the streets to finance her upkeep all along before she met Blanca. This presents another feature of sexual abuse among the women resulting from financial challenges.