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A Better Life

March 5, 2018
By Beniiyaa BRONZE, Sacramento California, California
Beniiyaa BRONZE, Sacramento California, California
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Favorite Quote:
Is it a crime to fight for what's mine ? -Tupac Shakur


What is a interesting movie ? Is it a movie that can just jump into action,
It’s exciting giving you a reason to watch it.

An interesting movie to me is A Better Life. A better life is
about Carlos who’s an undocumented Immigrant.
He works as a gardener doing lawns of LA residents who
Are wealthy (rich). He lives with his son Luis which is 15,
Years old. In A Better Life Carlos and Luis are pulled apart
by life In America. Carlos lives a low life works hard for him
And Luis.

Luis hasn’t joined a  gang in his neighborhood
Yet but that would seem to be his trajectory/ path, he skips
School he thinks his dad is a loser. Luis is also trying to avoid
becoming like his father in which he does not want to mow
lawns and trim trees for a living and continuously fights with
his father and has a lack of respect for what he does to earn money.

I would say that the biggest conflict in the movie is both Carlos and
Luis against society  appears to be completely against them as they work together to get their stolen truck back but are met with nonstop resistance and challenges and in the end leads to Carlos
finally getting his truck back. Only to find himself getting
pulled over by a police officer and getting sent to jail where he
waits to get deported.


The author's comments:

This was cool.


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