"What's eating Gilbert Grape"

that’s in the film involving the two is the scene where the sun is setting and the two are

talking, not only is the ‘rose colored’ sunset at the background an breath taking

experience for both of them but this is the first time that we see Gilbert smiles and that’s

all thanks to Becky’s simple pleasure in life. Following their little talk and a hectic

walk to the top bedroom, Momma Gilbert died and when it was revealed that it would

take a crane to move her, Gilbert had no choice but to burn the house because he didn’t

want to humiliate her anymore and that’s a change in Gilbert we haven’t seen since he

has always been ashamed of his mother. As they were burning the family house, the color

of the burning flames, the soothing music and the calm faces of each family suggest that

they are very sad, but happy that people didn’t make fun of her and now she can finally

rest in peace. ” Usually when someone fat say

that people tend to say nothing at all but when Becky replied the same thing back to her,

she smiled (which we haven’t seen very often).

There is no doubt that Becky is a catalyst for change in Gilbert’s life and that is

all proven from the changes she made when she got to Endora, the way she built up

Gilbert’s self esteem, improved his relationship with his mother and made him feel like

going anywhere is a fine example of whom she is.

Before Becky came to Endora, Gilbert was greatly ashamed of his mother but

once more Becky made him realize that appearance doesn’t count for anything, it’s

what’s inside that counts. When he bowed his head the camera showed

his discomfort among the three (two of which has been places), this is very meaningful

because it showed a close up view that he was embarrassed. Another scene that Becky

started to helped Gilbert to go somewhere is near the pond. Finally the main scene that Becky made Gilbert feel like he could go

anywhere was at the end of the film, when all the family members split up Amy (older

sister) asked Gilbert where is he and Arnie going, he just simply replied: “We can go

anywhere we want.

The reason this film is such a success is the way it repeat its important themes,

one of them is the fact that’s haunting Gilbert and that is he is never going to leave

Endora and go anywhere but once again Becky showed him that he can do anything as

long as he set his heart to it. Overall I can see why this film won so many awards; its

clever use of repetition is amazing and the casting of characters is perfect, though not

many people (teenagers) would consider it a good film I think as times passes it will be

remembered as a masterpiece. When Gilbert was invited to Becky’s caravan (he was spying

on her and got caught), he met Becky’s grandmother who was a bit like him at one stage.

This is a key metaphor for Gilbert though he doesn’t realize it, but when he got into the

water it proved that he do anything as long as want it to and Becky was again the

aspiration.

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**Bibliography**

. Gilbert’s mother obviously has a weight problem and time after

time she is an embarrassment to the family, though she never like to meet people Gilbert

made sure that she meet Becky.