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"What's eating Gilbert Grape"
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“What’s eating Gilbert Grape” Essay “The film ‘What’s eating Gilbert Grape’ is about change, discuss.” Lasse Hallstrom’s film ‘What’s eating Gilbert Grape’ is primarily about change, both within the Grape family and the whole town of Endora. In this film, in which nothing actually seems to happen and looks as thought it ends where it began, we see some clear changes within the characters. Some of them go through a long, hard journey to fight for their lives and encounter a change. The director implies that Becky is used as a catalyst, both for Gilbert and Arnie. At the beginning of the film we see that Gilbert is ashamed of his family. When some kids try to sneak a look at Gilbert’s fat momma, he gives them a boost so they can see. He also refers to his mum as a “whale”, secretly re-enforces the floor because her obesity has caused it to nearly collapse and has to deal with the embarrassment of Arnie climbing the water tower. Gilbert feels trapped in Endora. He feels like he has no escape from this small town where everything he has ever known is. At the start of the film when Gilbert is narrating, he tells of his older brother who “got away” and you can almost sense jealousy in his tone of voice. Betty Carver quotes, “I knew you’d always be here” when she tries to explain why she wanted to be with Gilbert and not her husband. Arnie often says how they’re “not going anywhere” which ultimately drives Gilbert to his wits end. The major change in Gilbert’s life is the arrival of Becky and her grandmother. They arrive in Endora because their trailer breaks down. Becky becomes trapped in Endora, much like Gilbert and his family. Becky is a very down-to-earth person who treats everyone as equals and she doesn’t expect anything major from anyone.
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