Machuca

This movie shows just how kids can put aside differences better than adults. They aren't as judgmental unless they have been taught to be. Pedro came from a humble, poor home while Gonzalo came from a selfish, rich home. Both boys had to deal with adult problems. Pedro with poverty, a single mother, poor living standards and possibly shame. Gonzalo had his mother who had a "sugar daddy" and a father who allowed it to continue. Both boys just needed someone to be a kid with, share interests like The Lone Ranger books, and to try to forget about their home lives. They were treating each other like they wanted to be treated. They were protective of each other also.
It seemed the two classes were to the extreme while being so close physically to each other. The rich had it all-the luxury homes, cars with drivers, food, clothes, security. The poor lived in "homes" made with panels of wood, metal or anything else they could find, dirt floors, very little food, few pieces of clothing, old shoes, shared primitive toilet, and no security in the homes. The poor sold to or worked for the rich and the rich treated the poor very badly.
The message could be that we are all just a fine line away from being one extreme or another. We are all more alike than some want to admit. You are not a better person just because you are rich. It's usually the opposite. Pedro's mother was very humble but willing to share her home and food with Gonzalo. Gonzalo's mother was nice to Pedro but didn't want him to share her son's school. The boys put that aside and could be best friends without judgement until their parents became involved with separating them in school.
The movie was good to show the differences in classes with in the same culture. They should have been banding together instead of separating. The boys being friends are no different than U.S. kids. They don't notice or care about what is different, they just focus on what is the same. That's how it should be.