‘I Can’t Believe This’: The Title Of This Netflix Kids’ Movie Has A Very Awkward Double Meaning

The story of Bottle, a fantastic adventure film directed by Jonas Cuarón and available since the beginning of April on Netflix, has everything to seduce children. Problem, the embarrassing double meaning of its title has not gone unnoticed by Internet users…

Since April 7, the netflix subscribers looking for a new program for their children to discover can opt for Bottle, a fantasy adventure film directed by Jonas Cuarón. In this feature film, viewers will be able to discover the story of a lonely boy named Alex and played by Evan Whitten. In search of identity and landmarks since the death of his fatherhe is going to visit his family in Mexico. One day, he will meet a chupacabra, a fantastic creature as lost as he is, since scientists separated it from his own… Problem, if Bottle tick all the boxes for seduce young and old alike, the meaning of the title – which does not only refer to the fantastic creature – is hazardous. Indeed, in Spanish, this one has a very strong sexual connotationwhich many Internet users have noticed.

“Who approved this title?”, “It’s a porn movie title”

Among the comments, alluding to this double meaning, spotted on Twitter, we can cite the following: “I love how Netflix destroyed our Mexican chupacabra legend with their movie called ‘Chupa’. (…) Who approved this title?“, “I can not believe”, “So Netflix released ‘Chupa’ and not a single Latin American was consulted for the title” or “Come on… ‘Chupa’? That’s a porn movie title.” Still others pointed to the fact that the director was Mexican himself, which is why it was impossible for him to miss the sexual connotation of his title: “Given the fact that (Jonas) Cuarón made it, the gaffe seems intentional, which makes it even more hilarious.”

A creature from Mexican popular culture

In Latin America, the chupacabra – whose term literally means “goat sucker” – is a mythical creature. This film, which was directed by the son of Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Alfonso Cuarón (The little Princess, Pan’s Labyrinth, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Roma…), immerses us in 1996, in the Mexican locality of San Javier. An American Scientist – brought to the screen by American actor and producer Christian Slater – reveals to have found proof that the chupacabra, which is an integral part of Mexican popular culture, actually exists. But the animal and its calf will soon escape to the team of scientists…

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