La Misma Luna

The film “La Misma Luna”, tells the story of a single mother, Rosario, who is illegally living in the United States of America. As she was crossing over the border from Mexico to the United States, Rosario decides to leaver her son, Carlitos, behind with his grandmother. When Carlitos grandmother dies the day after his birthday, Carlitos decides to leave Mexico and find his mother in America. The boy gets help from two Americans, Martha and Davis, who get Carlitos across the border, but not able to help him get to Los Angles, the city Rosario lives in. This is because Martha and Davis lose their car due to parking tickets that have not been paid off. Carlitos now has to find his own way to get to Los Angles. Along the way Carlitos gets the help of other illegal immigrants, like Enrique, and meets his father, Oscar Aquila Pons. Enrique, the man who does not like Carlitos, helps Carlitos get to Los Angles, …show more content…
A nine year old boy risks his life to reunite with his mother. He travels almost two thousand miles to the city of Los Angles where he is not even considered a legal citizen in the country where the city is located. The motion picture had a major theme of courage. It was first shown when Rosario crossed the border into the United States and having to leave her only son behind. Next, the theme was shown when Carlitos decided to cross the border into America all by himself. Lastly, when Enrique got over his dislike for Carlitos and helps Carlitos reunite with his mother. The second major theme is determination.Carlitos was so determined to reconnect with his mother that he put his trust in people he did not even know. In the end, Enrique is determined to help Carlitos see his mother, so he gives Carlitos a chance by protecting the boy from getting taken from the police. Instead of Carlitos getting taken by the police, Enrique gets taken by the police which showed Carlitos that Enrique cared about