1.FICHA TEACHING
Original title: What's eating Gilbert Grape?
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Johnny Depp (Gilbert Grape), Leonardo DiCaprio (Arnie Grape), Juliette Lewis (Becky), Darlene Cates ( mother), Mary Steenburgen (Betty Carver), Laura Harrington (Amy Grape), Mary Kate Schellhardty (Ellen Grape), Crispin Glover (Bobby McBurney).
Country: United States .
Year: 1993.
Production: David Matalon, Meir Teper and Berthil Ohlsson, for J & M Entertainment. Plot: Based on the novel by Peter Hedges.
Screenplay: Peter Hedges .
Music: Isfält Alan Parker and Bjorn
Photo: Sven Nykvist
Art Director: Bernt Capra .
Assembly: Andrew Mondshein.
Main Prizes: 1993 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Actor for new generation (Leonardo DiCaprio) from the Los Angeles Film Critics Best Supporting Actor and Film Critics
U.S..
Duration: 121 minutes .
Genre: Drama .
2.SINOPSIS
Endora is a horse town, which never okay. Gilbert live there ( Johnny Depp ), his mother and three siblings. This is a family something special. The father hung himself years ago in the basement of his home. With this, life became meaningless to his wife, despite growing to 230 kilos. Two daughters, whose characters are lightly sketched. And Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio ) moron about to turn 18, you can die at any moment. The home is deranged and discussions are ongoing. The mother asks: Do you can not behave like family ? . That is, above all, the film. In a maturation process that will in its components and to facilitate family unity. As elements of cohesion play a major role two characters: Arnie , a patient endearing despite his unpredictable behavior, and Becky ( Juliette Lewis ), a young man who travels in a caravan with his grandmother, whom a failure to stop forces Endora .
3. WHY "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" IS A FILM CAREER? NOTES FOR THE ENTERTAINER.
This film revolves around Gilbert Grape and his family during the week preparing for Arnie's birthday, the poor brother. The story takes the perspective of Gilbert, which presented as a young man appears fragmented and disoriented. Do not know what to do with his life. It is responsible for his retarded brother who does nothing but get you in trouble, and flirts with a married woman inadvertently take any responsibility. Bears the shame of her mother, a morbidly obese woman, and she has no qualms of showing others to scoff. With regard to his two sisters, simply hold and support.
His life and work are a total contrast with his two friends. One is excited to work on a new hamburger restaurant chain, which looks like the opportunity of a lifetime. An opportunity not interested in Gilbert. The other carries a funeral home that does not stop take life and death as a joke. Gilbert, however, remains family working in a supermarket that goes wrong because of a new shopping center they have done in the village.
But one day the monotony is broken when a convoy is forced to stay in town because of a breakdown. The opportunity for Becky know. And thanks to the relationship established with her, Gilbert is going to face with himself and goes to glimpse that life had prepared some roads that are still available and open. At first Becky and Gilbert are antagonistic. She is a nomadic spirit and wanderer and he, a sedentary resentful. At one point Arnie repeated again and again: " not going anywhere, not going anywhere," being a description of what happens to Gilbert.
However, when Gilbert is next to Becky twice says "I have to go " not to deal with a decision, a change, taking a stance ... But he admitted: "I have no where to go." It seems that Gilbert is not known. Needs than last night about Becky, in a brief dialogue but full of empathy, she does see that he is like his father: " nobody knew how he felt, he did not express anything, just stood there (...) did nothing, as if dead . "
There are two situations also influence to change the atmosphere. On the one hand when the mother leaves the house to look for Arnie. It was the first time he did in seven years. Is a novelty change. But leaving the station the whole family will feel the shame, the whole town is laughing at the mother. On the other hand, when Gilbert hit your brother and come back tomorrow, hear and feel the anguish of his mother. When it has been able to feel empathy for her mother, to see life from their point of view, change the way you see things in a way that will no longer allow the burial of his mother to become a morbid spectacle.
The fire that burns the house at the end of the film is a purifying fire, liberating. Maybe that's why the following year when passing Becky, Gilbert and Arnie go with it.
"A Gilbert Grape? helps us deepen vocational subjects as the meaning of life, responsibility, decision making, change or conversion, self-acceptance of oneself and the family environment ...
4.material FOR FILM WORK
4.1.Ver and analyze
-Let each family member in relation to herself: mother, Gilbert, Arnie and two sisters. What role in the family? What do they contribute, what they receive? What is your involvement?
-Look at Gilbert: positive and negative aspects of his life, his qualities and defects.
- What evolution occurs in your life? Why is that?
- What action has to take? What alternative is presented? Advantages and disadvantages. What it takes to make the decision?
- What do you suggest the title of the movie? Notice also in the title: What's eating Gilbert Grape? (What eating Gilbert Grape?) What other title would put you?
4.2.Nos
challenges - How do you like your Gilbert Grape?
- In what has been clear changes in your life?
- What are you waiting for decision making?
- What role you play in your family?
- Who made you or make you mature in your life?
-Write a short letter to a person who made you grow as a person and / or believer
- Who do you love?
4.3.Oramos
-appropriate songs by the group known
-Prayer: Psalm 1
All men of all time
have had before them two roads:
which leads to you and Life, the
of the winners at the final hour,
even if the losers of the present hour,
and moving away from you and leads to death, but now
call it victory. We cornered
everywhere.
We want to be seduced by all means. We sweeten
propaganda to buy, to spend,
to be happy,
with luxury, comfort with the beauty ...
We believe that we need.
Now it seems that you're the one left over,
the clogging, that annoying.
Other gods will make competition
market life.
And think you can, you win,
that are more successful than you.
Because they are more aggressive.
You're no longer fashionable.
Where you say, think of others
they say think only of yourself.
Where You say money is only half,
they say money is the end.
Where You say: love, they say take advantage
.
The gods of this world are against you.
Who can deliver?
That is my prayer, O Lord
not let me be tempted to abandon
to you by the other gods.
are crafty, are tricksters,
anyone can go after them if neglected,
but I believe in You, Lord, in your truly unique.
hand Take me your way,
the road that leads to Life.
-Word of God John 1.35-51-Silence
staff. Time to share the reflections from around the Word of God and / or film-
spontaneous personal prayer.
-Prayer: DAMAGE,
Lord Lord, I ask:
Energy to fight;
Greatness of soul to love;
Nobility not to be despised;
Rebellion against the evil passions;
Sinceritynot to be fakes;
Burningto live our ideal Christian
Joy to know how to live;
Gallantry to confess your true;
spirit of sacrifice to be stronger;
light to know our shortcomings;
Enthusiasm for your apostles;
Courage to bear witness to you;
Love to love you with total loyalty;
All, Lord even if it hurts, because I love
