This film still makes people feel calm and watch it, let’s talk about a few points:
1. People in trouble have no choice?
Carlos stopped his son from beating the car thief violently, and did not recover the car sales money that had been sent to his hometown, but went to the black market with his son to steal the car back. Black eats black? Vicious circle? On the one hand, he told his son not to be involved in the underworld, and on the other hand, he took his son to steal a car? Finally got arrested by the traffic police to check the driver's license? Without identity, without any dignity and rights?
2. Why do you have to come to the United States?
The old guy at the beginning of the film said his plan when he sold the car and went home to farm; is it better than blacking out? Of course, according to Chinese values, it is impossible for such a film to pass the censorship. It is like instigating people to have a baby in the era of family planning and then telling how to endure humiliation and survive. I threw this question to a friend from Central America. She said that Mexicans have been deprived of even basic survival needs. It is better to blackmail the United States to give hope to the next generation. In fact, the gangs in the film are very powerful in Latin America, colluding with local political groups, buying and selling by force, beating, smashing, looting, and abusing people. Maybe my life circle is too simple, or maybe it's because Chinese people are very tolerant. I still can't imagine what kind of survival motivation it is until I have to leave my hometown, not to mention the days of working as a black worker in California. Similar to ordinary migrant workers. This director should learn from Jia Zhangke and tell the story more delicately.
View more about A Better Life reviews
