Balbuena Film Analysis

Balbuena’s cousin also demonstrated super-ego because he was tired of his children being disrespectful. Balbuena’s cousin and his daughter were having an argument about her being disrespectful to Balbuena and during the altercation, he collapsed. All he wanted was for his children to be respect to others and his daughter changed her attitude towards Balbuena and apologized because she knew she was wrong and she wanted to do the right thing for her father to be happy.
Gender role played a significant aspect in the film. Gender roles are observed behavioral norms associated with males and females within a given social group, culture or system. In Dominican Republic, women were seen doing chores such as sweeping and taking care of the home. These women have responsibilities such as nurturing and cooking for their family. Some Dominicans owned small businesses like a bars which is operated by male servers. In Balbuena’s community, it seems like not everyone worked because most of the male figures were home always playing …show more content…
Plastic material is used in the film to demonstrate the concept of the visa and Balbuena’s house. Balbuena always wanted a visa to come to New York. It is everyone’s dream to obtain a visa, so they can have that opportunity to come to the United States where they will be able to make a small income. Even though tourists are not supposed to work in the U.S., people still find a way to work. Balbuena found a job in the U.S in a Mexican restaurant while obtaining other side jobs to save as much as he could especially because he wanted to be able to get back his home in Dominican Republic. The visa holds a lot of meaning for immigrants in other countries because it isn’t something easy or cheap to