Luke 15:7

 THE PLOT

Conflicts:

Character vs. Self

• Insecurities

• Doubt

• Guilt

Exposition/Introduction:

The film’s story starts at the beginning of Spring Break with the introduction of Luz, a very enthusiastic and joyful girl who uses music to numb her emotions and the disaster going on in her home and mind. She is shown in her house, a dark, isolated, disorganized place, putting on her headphones and playing the theme track to the film. This brings her peace. She walks out dancing along to the song, and while she walks out, the music calms down and she finds the person who brings her the most joy, Joshua.

Joshua is a calm, loving, and passionate boy. He enjoys music but it is not really his safe space as it is for Luz. He has a very special connection with his parents. He begins his spring break by having a light breakfast with his parents, he talks to them about Luz and about his plans for the week. He leaves the house with a smile on his face and expects to find Luz.

Rising Action:

A couple of days and hangouts into spring break, Joshua notices Luz is kind of unmotivated to have fun, she isn’t as bright as she was before, and her personality is not the fire it was, now it’s just a small spark. He decides to look more into her personal life and be involved, but secretly, to see if he can let her figure out what’s going on and see if she can get to a solution, symbolizing this has probably happened before and he wants her to be more resilient.

Luz is going through a crisis with insecurity and guilt, fueled by her parents’ daily comments and her own mind giving her negative words. Her heart is constantly broken by the terrible view her parents have on her and as she distances more from Joshua, the worse the situation gets, showing how important Joshua is to her. Luz’s situation demands she take some distance from Joshua for some time and think about her current state of mind.

Climax:

Luz cuts communication with Joshua completely, and while this is in between Joshua’s expectations, it scares him. He starts to look for her around the places they normally go to, her house, the park, and even at school, but she’s nowhere to be found. Joshua asks Luz’s parents about where she is but they seem not to care. At this point, Joshua has the police involved.

During the search for Luz, Joshua finds a pattern in the places he looks in. Papers with small haikus lead to a final destination for rest, but it seems like Luz is plotting to disappear from those around her. He ends up finding her deep in the wetlands outside their town. She is deep in tears and lost, when she sees Joshua she doesn’t keep running, but at the sight of him, looks at him in awe and runs to hug him. They end up coming back to the town and the authorities start to research the situation

Falling Action:

After a good amount of research, the authorities find out the reasons for Luz's disappearance and come to the conclusion it was all based on her parents’ mental and verbal abuse. The three start some type of family therapy which after a couple of sessions seems to be working.

In terms of Luz and Joshua’s relationship, they come back to their good terms and promise each other to never leave the other alone. They promise commitment and love in any situation, support, and guidance. The ending shows Luz and Joshua in a deep embrace looking at the place where Joshua found Luz.

Inspirations:

Away from the clear love story and musical inspiration from La La Land, unconditional love is inspired by Song of Songs, one of the poetry books in the Bible. The plot of the story is inspired by Luke 15:1-7, Jesus’ parable of the Lost Sheep, and also Luke 15:11-32, Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son. This is a story of redemption and unconditional love, representing Jesus’ love for His love.

Song of Solomon 1 NLT - - Bible Gateway. (n.d.). Www.biblegateway.com. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Solomon%201&version=NLT

Bible Gateway passage: Luke 15 - New Living Translation. (n.d.). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+15&version=NLT