Nonureva
Really Surprised!
FrogGlace
In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Orla Zuniga
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
SnoopyStyle
Carlos Galindo (Demián Bichir) is a hard-working Mexican illegal in L.A. He's a single dad and fears his son Luis is falling into bad company while dating Ruthie Valdez who has family in the gang. His boss Blasco is looking to sell his truck and return to Mexico. Carlos gets $12k loan from his poor sister to buy the truck. He hires Santiago from a street corner but he steals the truck on his first day. Carlos can't go to the cops. It's a desperate search by Carlos and Luis for the all important truck.This is a terrific performance from Demián Bichir. The story is basically 'The Bicycle Thief' grafted onto the illegal immigrant experience in America. The first half does move a little slow. However the movie builds to such a powerful emotional climax.
ysmn-akks-377-427587
It was a realistic film. I think it has a flawless script. In this film there is are lots of character. And the film of Better Life is not a complete action film. Mostly it is a constant film. Carlos is an immigrant who is living with his family in the America. And this man 's past was not so shiny. That's why he falls down on his son. Because he wants to educate his son so perfectly. Even he wants to establish a good life to his son than him. For his reason he found a job as a gardener. For me it is the most effective situation in this film. Because abnegation is the important thing for me. I wish all of the the fathers should be behaving like that. And also the main idea of the film is abnegation. At the end Carlos bought a truck to help his son. He bought the truck but he struggled to in a lot of ways. But he put up with this negativeness for his son. In short many of people make an effort for a better life. And also in this film, it is explicated. I liked this film.
Jackie Santizo (jsantizo_x)
My professor showed this movie in my Chicano Studies class, I believe it was an excellent example of the struggle of a single parent. It's not very often when we see that the main character is a single male parent where machismo is not the biggest influence in the child's development. In this movie the father just wants a better life for his son and is willing to risk the law so that he proves to his son that working humbly will keep you from trouble. In Latino culture we see that the father is strict and an enforcer of rules but in this movie the father figured is portrayed as humble and fearful of all the obstacles that come with being an undocumented person. Overall the movie is an inspiration and heartbreaking story that most second generation children can relate to.
t-smits-chavez
I am intimately aware of the struggles of Latino undocumented immigrants in this country and this movie captured that struggle so well, albeit very specific to the region they live in. It shows US citizens who may not understand the significance of what these people give up in order to attempt to provide for their families. Yes, to give them a better life whether here or by sending money home to their native countries.I watched the movie twice, and cried both times, even knowing that their was no way the movie would end happily. But it did end with a glimmer of hope for the future for both father and son and that neither will give up...
