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13 Going on 30 is a romantic comedy fantasy film, written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, produced under the direction of Gary Winick – who is well known with this kind of theme, his other movie “Bride Wars” also got a big applause since it released. 13 Going on 30 was a successful production in 2004, both on DVD rental and box office, grossed over $90 millions just after a few weeks. The movie is a story of a 13 year old girl Jenna, who desperately want to become a “Thirty, Flirty, Thriving”…

after the death of her husband, she became a recluse, an unmoving member of her family of five. This once highly sought after beauty was now a joke to be spied on by small children and mocked by the entire small town community. Throughout the movie, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, both her and her children struggle with her current physical state in different ways. The children are forced to take on different roles that a mother would normally fulfill. While taking on these roles, they also had to…

In the movie “Eating Gilbert Grape”, the focus is on the Grape family, and the complexities of their lives. The family lives in Endora, which is a rural community. This movie depicts a family who struggles with grief and loss, a mental disability, and a poor economic position. The Grape family consists of Bonnie Grape (mother), Gilbert Grape (son), Arnie Grape (son), Amy Grape (daughter), and Ellen Grape (daughter). According to the family systems theory, the family must be looked at as a whole…

Having responsibility can both mean and be very powerful. Having responsibility is what makes an individual grow up and be mature. Being responsible can refer to having the ability to make certain decisions on our own or the interest of others. In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, it a powerful and meaningful story about a big family in a small town called Endora in Iowa. Throughout the story the family faces a lot of problems having A sibling with a disability and having to take care of them there…

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape was an emotional tale that both filled and broke my heart. Countertransference effects my view of the family. The relationship between Gilbert and Arnie is too similar to mine with my son. Additionally, Bonnie flooded me with emotions because she was reminiscent of a family member I was the primary care provider for. Enmeshment was the first words that come to mind when describing the Grape family. Gilbert is a hero, but I also see some hero qualities in the older…

What’s eating Gilbert Grape is a very simple yet meaningful movie. There is no clear cut message that points out the faults of society and it may be hard to interpret a message because the movie is set around everyday life. However the one thing that is clear, is what Gilbert realizes throughout the movie. His life is going nowhere and he must break the everyday routine. Gilbert sees through the people he calls his friends, and notices their subtle influences and impacts within his decisions of…

In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Gilbert and his brother, Arnie are living in Endora. Arnie is a kid with special problems and needs special care. They leave a “ordinary” life with their two sisters and their gigantic mom. Gilbert is in love with a lady but then Becky comes to town because their car broke down and they stay until it gets repaired. In the whole movie they also plan Arnie’s 18th birthday and that day their mom dies. They burn the house and leave town after a while. Friendship is…

Summary Plot In this episode of The Profit, Marcus Lemonis visits Amazing Grapes in April 2014. Greg and Bill are wine connoisseurs in Orange Country that turned their passion of collecting fine wines into a business. However, their business Amazing Grapes has unfortunately never been profitable. The business is months away from closing down due to mismanaged inventory and absentee of owners. Marcus Lemonis comes in and convinces staff and the owners to take ownership of their business and stop…

What’s eating Gilbert Grape is a fictional film about the titular character who lives in a small town, where her cares for his younger brother Arnie who has a mental disability. Gilbert is responsible for the upkeep of the family home, where he lives with his extremely obese mother and two sisters. The film states that his mother gained a great deal of weight following the passing of her husband who committed suicide and has failed to leave the house in over five years. The film focuses on…

In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993), the Grape family, along with other families in Endora, Iowa, struggle to make the best of life in the impoverished rural town. Some outside factors led to the town becoming what it is in the film. The small store, Lamson’s Grocery, that Gilbert Grape, who is the primary bread winner of the Grape family, works in used to do very well. Along with many other specialty shops in the small town, until a chain supermarket opened up just a short distance away.…