Purely Joyful Movie!

Load of rubbish!!

How sad is this?

good back-story, and good acting

This movie isn't a debate for or against illegal immigration, but it's does tell the story of a illegal alien Carlos Galindo (Demian Bichir) and why he came to America. It's for a better life, hints the title. Carlos's wants to make sure his son Luis (José Julián) is given the opportunities he never had. He sees it with buying a new pick up truck, but when it got stolen. He and his son must work together to find it. The movie is very similar to 1948's Bicycle Thieves where the soul-stirring experience stories are about fathers and sons trying to improve their lives for themselves while the world is trying to limited them. Carlos is an honest, caring man who must live in the shadow of the law working as a gardener. Always trying to be careful with his life in fear of getting deported, he tries hard not to get into anything that can endanger his dreams. His son Luis, is of the age when he is easily influenced by his peers group mostly his best friend Ramon (Gabriel Chavarria) who is waiting to join a gang and forget about school in lieu of making money and living high. Luis sees this as a way out of poverty. Only by reconnecting with his son, can Carlos save him from a life of crime. The movie seems very real to the source material. The acting by Demián Bichir is one of the best, I ever witness, outstanding performance and I can see why he was nominated for a Oscar for this role. The ending will live you with puddle of tears, because how emotional draining it is. It's so sad, but beautiful. If you are a person that want to understand migrants and all around them you have to watch it and I am promise that you are going to change your perspective about. This movie will inspires discussions about immigrations. I have never really been on one side or the other on the illegal immigrant issue, but I will say if someone has extreme right beliefs, then this is not a movie for you. There is rarely any faults, I can find in this film. It can seem one-sided on topic of immigrations, but its not. Clearly if you watch the deportment scene. Some of those people are truly criminals and does not act like Carlos. They are truly dangerous. Some of them have strong reasons to be deported out of the country. Plus, it's not a movie about just Latinos. Anybody can get deported. If you watch those scenes again, you can clearly see that. Anybody who hates immigrations, must not know that immigrants made up most of the country. Most of them, illegally. Honestly, only the Native American are the only ones that are pretty much legal to the land. Still the movie doesn't only deal with that issue. It's a movie about gang life, socioeconomic conditions and the plight of the inner city as well. There was no left wing agenda in this film. It's about the relationship between a man and his son. That's all. Throw out the political issues aside for two hours and enjoy the film for the dynamic relationship between the father and son.

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.

Halfway through this movie about a father and son struggling to make it in life, one is reminded of Bicycle Thief and The Pursuit of Happiness. The heart-wrenching tale about illegal immigrants also brought back memories of El Norte and parts of Babel. Oscar-nominated Demian Bichir is superb as the father who is prepared to do anything for his precious son, played by an equally impressive Jose Julian. The latter's character is at times rebellious and at times peevish, but he still comes through for his father when the situation calls for it. This is a wonderful two-character study that is as compelling as the two similar films mentioned earlier with it.

What would we do for a better life? How much would we suffer to give it to people we love? How many times would we get up after the fall? For people like me, who never had to crack my ass off working to pay bills, never needed to take care of anyone, I can only see myself in José Julián character, Luis. Because my mother and father has to, and still have to hold things on to provide to me what tey didn't have when they were young. And for this, I see them on Demián Bichir character, Carlos Galino, which he does AMAZING, by the way.Better life get an unknown actor and put him to perform on of the best characters i've ever seen. Carlos Galindo ain't just a character, he is real, he does exist, by different names from different countries and nations.Not every actor in this movie is as great as Demián Bichir, but they still leave they're marks, like Gabriel Chavarria as Ramón.The writing is amazing, the Mexican gangsta accents were pretty interesting for me to hear, since the difficulty any person who speaks English would have to understand them. But coming back to the written, it is clear and clearly represents an simple 4 old boy and his hard worker father. All other characters also were well represented and they personality exposed.What was the BEST about this movie was it's soundtrack. It's just stunning! and you don't have to pay much attention to note it. To bad I couldn't find anywhere to download it. Because it worth it to hear again, as the original as the other tracks. It's brilliantly placed when needed. Can't, and don need to talk much about, because this movie is a Must See, so you'll face this amazing soundtrack just like I did.The photography is clear and also creates a drama atmosphere. Drama which could not always get me by surprise, thanks to those closes on objects, denouncing whats gonna happen in the following moments. But even thou it could take me by surprise giving to those characters one problem after another to take care.Another issue was when it finished. I just though "already?". This kind of movie really deserves a little bit more of time to develop. ACtually, it had has it's develop. But I wanted to see more.Since not everyone has much idea about how much crapp an illegal immigrant has to go through. And the humanity, humility and strengh Carlos Galino shows it's just jealously. We should watch at this movie as an anthropology class, not just a drama movie, there's thousands of dramas about love we can see if the idea is just felling sick a little bit.A Better Life it a must see. Seet it.