Yesterday's scene leaves nothing to waste. It shows important information from the moment it begins to the moment it ends. We know where they stand, what they feel, what they hope to achieve with such a sacrifice. It's one of the most beautiful scenes they've given us, but also one of the most painful to watch, because we know there's more pain to come.
For me, Mafin goes a little further than fiction. Fiction can frustrate me when it takes the narrative down a rough road, but it hurts me when I can relate it to reality. When Marta said "no se puede, no se puede", I saw myself when that was reality for me too: when I could not marry the person I loved, when co-adoption was not an option, when I was not a full citizen in my own country. No se podia. Não se podia. Não me deixavam.
When Marta said "no se puede, no se puede", her voice carried the lament of thousands of people around the world who, to this day, face the possibility of imprisonment and death as a response to their love for another human being. Thousands of people who, like her, with tears in their eyes, say: "no se puede" as they embrace the desperation of their loved ones.
For me, Mafin is an educational opportunity. One that, despite our need to be happily portrayed on television, demands the truth so that others can finally understand that we are not so different after all. We all want the same things and there is no harm in fighting so hard for them. I want the people who see the novelita to ask themselves why they make such a hard story for Marta and Fina, I want them to realise that this fiction is a pale shadow of the reality that so many have faced and are facing under authoritarian governments, religious feudalism and the intolerance of everyday life. When the opportunity arises, I want them to take a stand. Because of Mafin they have an obligation to know more and be better.
There was a time - not so far - when I was the one who said "no se puede", and we are approaching a point in history where "no se puede" can easily return. A novelita can't change the world. But it can make a difference. Like the flutter of a simple butterfly's wings...
Hope lies in the little things.
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