A Day Without A Mexican

At the beginning, I thought this movie was some sort of joke. The actors seemed really bad and the plot seemed terrible... but after I realized that they were doing this on purpose to catch our attention. The movie uses ethos by stating facts and statistics about Latin American workers -- "20% of K-12 teachers are Hispanic" "60% of construction workers in California are Hispanic" This shows to the viewers that the Hispanics are most than just a nuisance- they are the core of their state. The film doesn't dwell on why the Mexican's have dissapeared, just the fact that the state is chaotic without them. The movie uses pathos by depcicting a situation every person can relate to.. a family who's housekeeper has disapeared, and now their home is in shambles. A woman who married a Mexican man, and now he's gone and she doesn't know what to do. A woman who isn''t really a Latina but is called one just because of her appearance. Most people can imagine what their life would be like in this situation. The movie uses logos to show the viewer what would happen if all the Mexicans dissapeared-- the rich people picking their own fruit and vegetables, washing their own cars, and cleaning up their own homes. They would end up doing the jobs they exploited all the illegal immigrants to do for little money. People often complain about illegal immigrants coming into their country and taking over it, but these immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants to do. This movie shows us that without them we would probably complain even more. The movie successfully uses ethos, pathos and logos to show what would happen without the Mexicans and Latin Americans but does so with really bad acting and not so funny jokes.