Sunday, March 06, 2011

What's eating Gilbert Grape?

I've seen this film years ago but I never forget it. It's a bit bizzare that it wasn't a fantastical story of triumph like Forrest Gump, yet its simplicity spoke to me.

This is a story about life and what we are dealt with. We can feel bad and blame others for our misfortumes, and we can also be hopeful and fix our own future. There is a reason why we are this way, and this movie encourages us to view our fellow human beings with more empathy, desire to understand and compassion because that is waht everyone needs.