Monday, March 1, 2010
My Sister's Keeper = terrible family values
Alright this post is going to be an epic rant and rave so for those of you who are weak of heart stop reading now. I had to watch My Sister's Keeper to code it and to be honest I was super excited about it. I usually love movies that challenge societal views and make you think. I have watched several documentaries on the idea of genetically altered babies for medical purposes and so I was pretty interested. But I have to say this movie is BY FAR one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life!! I understand that I have never had a sick child and I have no idea what I would do in that situation and blah blah blah blah, but seriously even after this girls older sister dies the mom shows NO REMORSE for the fact that she has completely abandoned her other children and family to take care of her dying child. I am sorry but i missed that part where partners had to be parents unless one of their children gets sick and then they are off the hook. Never mind the fact that her other children are skipping school, has learning disabilities, and is massively depressed or that her own daughter hates her or that her marriages is falling apart, hey if she can save her dying child that is all that matters. And no worries, once her daughter finally dies she will go back to work and continue to ignore her family, never dealing with the DEEP and SERIOUS abandonment they all feel, but still everything will work out happily in the end. WHAT THE FREAK!?!?!?!?! I would love to meet whoever wrote and directed this film and 1 punch them in the face and 2 ask for the two hours of my life back that I wasted and 3 give them a hug because their family of origin must have sucked.
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So I really liked that movie. I just loved that the kids stuck together even though their mom was a psycho. You're right though, she was a terrible parent.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had the chance to see it. Well, actually I did. But then I started feeling really sick as the movie started, so I had to leave and go home.
ReplyDeleteBut number 3 on your list of things to do made me laugh really hard. Why are you so freaking awesome?
SO, I've not seen the movie, but I read the book that the movie was based on. In the book, the mom is still a bit all over the place, but it sounds like it provides a much more balanced view than the movie. I actually REALLY enjoyed the book, and am curious about the movie as it sounds quite a bit different than the book.
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