Whats Eating Gilbert Grape Friday, October 24, 2008

The movie is about a family that doesnt have it very easy. And the man named Gilbert Grape is the man the story is about.

Gilbert has a big family, 2 sisters, one brother and his mother. His younger brother Arnie has a disability, The mother is overweight and he have to take care of his brother alot. He also work to get money for food and those things that is important in an household.

Gilbert says in the begining of the movie that "Some days you want him to live and some days you don´t." And i think that it´s beacause he has to take care of Arnie all the time. And arnie does very stupid things sometimes. And Gilbert doesnt stand out. He needs to rest him to.

Then He meets a girl namned Becky. She respects Arnie and Gilbert for who they are and she learn Gilbert to think more of himself and take care of himself. Becky is taking care of Arnie also. She helps Gilbert to "comunicare" with his brother and helps him to learn Arnie not to be afraid of water. And i also noticed that He falls inlove with her, and she falls inlove with Gilbert.

Whrn Arnie was born the doctor told his mother that Arnie doesnt gonna survive more than 10 Years of his life. And soon he´s gonna be 18 and he if "healthy". But when he was younger i think he heard the doctor talk to his mom and said that it wont be any longer for Arnie to live. And thats why he told Becky that. But you´ll never know, He maybe doesnt mean that.

Gilbert Doesnt think of himself. It´s always his family before him. I think that´s very thoughtful of him. And on that way his family knows that he loves them even if they doesnt show it. But Becky tried to learn him to think more of himself, but he will always put Arnie on the firstplace.

In this movie you learn that no matter what can we always love eachother. we can always respect eachother. i think that´s the message with the movie. Even if you had an disability, you will get respected. And even if you are fat, the one that loves you will respect you for that. I think that the thing we all need to learn is to respect eachother. And when they burned down the house with their mother in it, it was a thing they did just beacause they loved her and they respected her. They knew that she didnt felt good beacause everyone laught at her. And they wanted her to go away with the house.

My favourite scene were when Arnie climbed up at almost the top when Gilbert came and all the policemen were calling and calling but he didnt came down. But when Gilbert started to sing and talk to him, he climbed down. Gilbert did everything for his brother, just to save his life. It was something that i really thought was a wonderful thing to do.

The future for the kids? Actually i dont know. i just hope for the best for Gilbert and Arnie. We heard that the other 2 sisters had a job and went to school. But Gilbert and Arnie went With Becky and her Grandmother. I hope That Arnie got that life he deserved. He needs to be happy. And Gilbert got the woman he wanted so i think i go for " lived happily ever after".