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"What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" is a rich, memorable and stunningly acted story of desire colliding with responsibility. It catches many an eye with its dramatic, yet solemn storyline and creative technical features. The film's major themes are well presented throughout the plot, largely due to the marvellous talents of the majority of the cast.Many people are drawn to this film because of their ability to relate personally to the major themes and issues raised. It is obvious that the target audience for this film is the average teenager in a family situation. At some point in family life, every teen is going to feel as if they are suffering. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" allow its teenage viewers to compare their so-called "hardships" with that of a truly dysfunctional f
One of the most perfectly realised scenes focused on the grand opening of a burger franchise, "Burger Barn", attended by the entire town and accompanied by the off-key high school band. Johnny Depp expertly demonstrated the tension central to Gilbert by playing everything below the surface, but he never gave in to one-dimensional blankness or simply regurgitated his naive roles in films such as Edward Scissorhands. Depp's performance was overshadowed, however, by Leonardo DiCaprio's astonishing Oscar-nominated supporting work as Arnie. As the man of the house since his father's suicide, Gilbert was forced to support the family by working at the local grocery store. The mid-western sunsets and sprawling fields are beautifully photographed, making the atmosphere of the town intensely real. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. DiCaprio was perfect to the last twitch and squeal, and anyone who has ever spent time with mentally challenged kids will be hard-pressed to spot a flaw. If you are in the mood to be cheered up, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" is not an appropriate choice of film. However, the film comes highly recommended, as it is thoroughly enjoyable and wonderful for the maturing teenage mind. Gilbert seemed destined to spend the rest of his life in the small town until the arrival of Becky (Juliette Lewis) to Endora, a free spirit passing through with her grandmother when their truck broke down. The use of creative technical features throughout the film adds greatly to its appeal. He also had to watch over his mentally handicapped brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) and help care for his extremely overweight mother (Darlene Cates). Only Juliette Lewis didn't quite click, playing a critical role with her now familiar dopey drone and lack of genuine spark. Darlene Cates, a first-time actor, brought real pain to her scenes as Gilbert's tortured mother, and Laura Harrington and Mary Kate Schellhardt were solid as Gilbert's sisters.
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