Charlie St Cloud Reflection

In this film, Charlie St. Cloud, the director Burr Steers conveys the story behind the loss of Charlie’s younger brother, Sam. Zac Efron is playing the role of Charlie, who graduates from high school to attend Stanford in the fall. An unanticipated event occurs on the night of the accident; Charlie is responsible for taking care of his younger brother. The tragic accident leaves Charlie with sadness even five years after Sam 's death. Charlie makes a promise with Sam’s spirit to see him at sunset cannons to play ball. Everything transforms when Tess arrives in his life again after graduating from the same high school. Charlie was given a second chance in life to save Tess from the boat accident. Charlie’s love towards Tess helps him cope with …show more content…
Then he remembers Florencio’s advice, “You were given a second chance for a reason” referring to saving Tess life. After searching for Tess, he understood to break the promise with Sam and overcame the guilt. It affected the Charlie’s role from the beginning, but end’s falling in love with Tess Carroll. Although, Tess was diagnosed with short term memory due to the accident in the ocean. She manages to remember Charlie helping to save her life. In this scene, Charlie learns the meaning of life which was spent on focusing on his brother’s spirit. It validates the theme the director tried to accomplish in relating it to real life stories hurting themselves and others. Brene Brown states, “The healing power of Christ is available to each and all of us- but we have to walk through the doorway of vulnerability first” (Kinman). It explains how the film captures the process and time for Charlie to understand that grief is temporary, but love is eternal. Tess and Charlie both experienced loss, dealing with the pain in two different aspects. It helped them both understand losing a significant individual causing an effect in a person’s life. A shown above, the director included Tess to help Charlie lose the thought of blaming himself and requesting his death instead of …show more content…
Cloud, who experienced a major change in his future plans. The director elaborated this movie, which is based on the novel written by Ben Sherwood. Many individuals experience and understand the storyline the director promoted to see how it affects others. There will always be a person who will help a person’s journey from loss to healing. This story is based on showing those who are currently processing through the death a significant person. The main character, Charlie, excelled in proceeding his role by acting showing emotions a person can relate to the viewers. It shows how quickly our plans can change in a matter of seconds. If any viewer watches this film will understand the message of learning how to deal with a