Challenging Perceptions: Exploring Gay Identity and Acceptance in the Latino Community through La Mission

Name: Institutional Affiliations: Date: Critical Film Reflection La Mission Film 2009 and Walkout Film 2006 La Mission is a film directed by Peter Bratt. The film's central ideas are based on lived experiences for survival in the Mission District of San Francisco that consisted of the Latino community. The film serves as an eye-opener on the effects of becoming a slave to the opinions of society. Based on the film, it is clear that the hardships of survival in the Mission District changed Ches' perception towards life, self-love, and his own family. Che chooses to mind so much about societal perception towards his sons’ personality rather than identifying his role in enhancing his sons’ acceptance within the Latino community. Based on the film, it is clear that gay was primarily associated with homosexuality, an unaccepted taboo within the Latino community. The film revolves around a challenging journey of a homosexual guy living in an un-accepting community and a less accepting father who makes his life more miserable. Gay in un-accepting society and interracial relationships serve as