Eugenio Derbez In The Film Under The Same Moon

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One life changing event can change anyone’s perception of how people should spend their time with their love ones. Eugenio Derbez is best known as Mexico’s famous comic actor. Derbez started as a main character of the movie Under the Same Moon and also Instructions Not Included. Instructions Not Included was distributed by Lionsgate Films 2014 and the main performers are Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont, and Alessandra Rosaldo. Our protagonist, Derbez, Valentín Bravo goes through life changing events throughout the film he faced many challenges, but as he accomplishes each and every one of those challenges, he kept something with him. Bravo mentions while he walks on the shoreline, “I'll always carry with me the …show more content…

Derbez makes the movie if Bravo was never a great father. The funny thing about it is that Bravo realized that appreciating what you have is that everyone should do, but he took it in a way that he spoils Maggie just to appreciate her. In such way, some viewers might see that, that’s not a very good way of revealing the central theme. Derbez makes it like that so that the viewers have great laughs and enjoy the film. On the other hand, here’s what happens as the film proceeds, Bravo has been taking Maggie to the doctor for regular check-ups. Maggie is asked to run along and have some fun at the playroom. Once she leaves, the doctor starts mentioning that she doesn’t have much time. Bravo is devastated about the horrible news. He asks Maggie if she wants to go back to Acapulco, Mexico, happily she agrees. They arrive and Maggie starts learning soccer and makes new friends. Later on, Julie arrives to Acapulco to see Maggie. She finds both Maggie and Bravo. They end up talking about Maggie, and goes to a cliff next to the beach. In the end, Maggie, Bravo, and Julie watches the sundown, Maggie is lying on Bravo’s laps. As the sun goes down they start a countdown and that’s when Maggie passes away from the disease. The central theme of the film is that always appreciate what you have until the end. The title Instructions Not Included is really funny being that in Spanish has a very different meaning of the title. In Spanish it’s called No Se Aceptan Devoluciones which in English means no returns are accepted. Derbez makes it the titles like that to give two very special meanings. As Bravo states, “I'll always carry with me the memory of the two great loves of my life, the first showed me how to be prepared to face life, and the second showed me how to face life without preparation.”. Both titles apply to this quote. Derbez makes this look as the central theme. The first part means

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