"...Vik and his wife start to argue on camera about whether the project is hurting the catadores by taking them out of their environment and then, when it’s over, expecting them to return."


I chose to focus on this argument because this was the point where Vik was contemplating whether he was doing the right thing by these people he just met. He didn't know if it was fair to the pickers to briefly remove them from their element and show them a somewhat better life and then just expect them to go back to their normal routine once the project was done and all the footage had been gathered. 


However, in all actuality it allowed the pickers to realize their situation and made them see the better side of life that they didn't think they would ever know. The project helped them to realize their self worth and made the pickers want to do better for themselves. Some of the pickers were able to confront their past and find the strength and compassion to forgive not only others but themselves for all the misfortunes that they had endured. 


Although this may not have been the original purpose of the project, it ended up being good for the people because a lot of them changed their situation and the portraits made them see themselves as living beings with worth and the capacity to love and forgive, instead of people that pick recyclable materials from a huge landfill.


The argument is very universal because there are people everywhere that like to go to less fortunate and poverty stricken areas and help them to see how much of a better life they can have.