About A Boy Reflection

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About A Boy is a movie that will change your perspective. It follows Marcus as he enjoys the highs of life and how he loses hope in the lows of life. When Marcus finally finds somebody who he finds trustworthy, Will, he turns into a whole new person who stops just taking life as it came but to somebody who was proactive and was willing to do whatever it took for his mom to get better. The original novel was written by Nick Hornby and the movie was released in 2002. With lead actors like Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult the novel is able to come to life. The directors, Chris and Paul Weitz use devices of fiction, primarily irony and flashback, to help the plot progress. They use music to connect to the viewer on an emotional level, just like how …show more content…

Will began going to a single parents support group as part of his plan to meet women. At the support group he met Suzie who eventually introduced him to Marcus, Fiona’s twelve year old son, on her and Will’s first date. Marcus gained trust in Will when he lied to a park ranger about how Marcus had killed a duck by throwing a rock hard loaf of bread at it. When Will, Suzie, and Marcus return they found Fiona, Marcus’s mom, passed out on the couch overdosed on pills in a suicide attempt. In order to help his mom get better Marcus tries to set up Will and his mom, but they were not compatible. Marcus also gets involved in a relationship with Ellie but he breaks it off in order to keep Ellie as a friend. Will had also goteen involved in a relation with Rachel, a single mom. In order to bring joy into his mother 's life Marcus sings at the school talent show. Will found out about his at a single parent support group meeting after begging Fiona to never attempt suicide again. Since Marcus was going to make a fool out of himself by singing this song, Will goes up on stage with him to sing. By doing this Will the subject of the joke and not Marcus. The following winter Will hosts a Christmas dinner with Rachel’s family and Marcus’s family. When the future of marriage for Will and Rachel comes up Marcus is against the idea because he believes that everybody needs a support system and that, “No man is an island.”

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