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Movie Essay
I thought the movie we watched was a good movie. I wasn’t sure what it had to do with our class but I very much enjoyed the movie. I personally felt like I had a chance to relax outside of my hectic daily life.
Before watching the movie I thought it would have something to do with Mexican American life. As the movie was continuing I realized that it was focused on a Mexican American individual but the situation could have happened to anyone. I put myself in Nina’s situation and I felt for her. I was relieved that I haven’t had to worry about getting pregnant by my boss, losing my job and then feeling like giving the baby up for adoption. I can relate to the being pregnant, at the age of 17, and deciding my options. It was a difficult decision but I was confident of what I wanted.
I think Nina was a very lucky lady to have a friend like Jose. I was shocked when Jose seemed like he wanted to adopt Nina’s baby. I asked myself, “Why?”   The movie frequently wandered back to Jose visioning a little girl. I thought maybe he had lost a little girl of his own and wanted to give another child a chance at life. I could tell that it had to have been something awful.
When I realized where Jose’s visions of the little girl were coming from I gasped for air. I couldn’t believe he had accidentally hit a child that caused her life.   I realized that alcohol and drugs was not a factor in the accident. My heart went out to Jose and the guilt he had to live with, the little girl who lost her life and for the single mother who lost her little girl and only child to a freak accident. I was shedding tears while I was sitting in my seat. I have a five year old little girl and couldn’t bare the thought of ever losing her.
Towards the end of the movie I was happy to know that Jose was able to adopt Nina’s baby girl. About six years later when Nina came to see the baby she had given up, the little girl was happy to see her mommy. It was obvious that Jose never intended...