Film Review Essay On Ordinary People

Money, power, and glory. What more could a person ask for? Most people believe that the happiest lives are achieved with wealth and status. However, as they say, “Money doesn 't buy happiness”. The Jarrett Family was the model family of their posh and pristine neighborhood. They had it all, the perfect house, wealthy job, the perfect family, but it is not until the tragic death of their eldest son, Buck Jarrett, where the Jarrett family find all of the faults that lurked beneath their hoax of the “perfect” family. The film, Ordinary People, analysis the structure of the upper class family and the reconstruction of life after death as the family realize the truths they have blinded themselves to see.
The film begins with the tranquil and soothing song from the local school choir. The song is, in essence, a sham to the actual state of most of the characters, as it depicts harmony and peace which contradicts …show more content…
How are you? Oh fine, fine. I just couldn’t be better, really. Oh terrific, yeah.” This scene is reflective on how similar Conrad is to his mother, Beth, as they both fanatically try to create and maintain the sham of happy and healthy individuals. Conrad’s first meeting is almost disastrous as he show disdain and anger from some of the simple questions Dr. Berger presents such as, “How long since you’ve been out of the hospital?...Feeling depressed?...People treating you like a dangerous character?...Are you?...How long were you in the hospital?...What did you do?...Doesn’t say what method?” These questions along with the Dr. Berger’s nonchalant manner of speech pick and poke at Conrad showing that he not to happy that he is seeking help or with Dr. Berger personality. To Conrad, Dr. Berger is a mirror. He symbolizes Conrad’s unconscious and poses the questions and bitter truths that Conrad is viciously trying to bury deep in his