"In what ways do you think this story ("La Promesa") captures the idea of 'lost worlds'?"
Guy Garcia's "La Promesa" captures the idea of "lost worlds", by having Tom Cardona, the main character, dive into not only a lost physical world, but also a lost supernatural world. Tom Cardona not only did not have much knowledge about his ancestry, he also avoided anything having to do with Mexican culture. He lived in his happy American life, and paid little to no attention to his grandmother Estella. Estella wanted Tom to find her nanny, Blanca Morrell, who lived in Mexico. He wasn't persuaded until Estella died and left him $30,000 dollars in order to fulfill her wishes. As he journeyed his way through Mexico, he became exposed to his lost country. When he learned the truth about his real grandmother, Blanca Morrell, he became exposed to his lost roots. Not only had he lost his actual grandmother in the process of being raised, but he also lost his past, which he came to find in the end. There is a certain realization that we cannot simply turn away from the past and move forward. We must understand our past, in order to live a sound future. Another "lost world" that was captured in "La Promesa" was the supernatural, which is deeply rooted in the Mexican culture. The idea of the dead and how they are among us even after they're gone was a concept that Tom never thought of as he went about his daily life in the U.S.
Will Tom carry this particular lost world with him back to the U.S.? I believe that although his journey was definitely life-changing and rather shocking, he probably won't know how to incorporate "the supernatural" in a country where it isn't as prevalent.
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