Have you ever craved a good cry? Just needed it? Ever get to the point where things are building up and you just need an outlet? And, for whatever reason you can’t cry or won’t or just don’t, so you need to find a way to get those tears flowing to give you a bit of relief? I have often and recently even more often than usual. For those of you who don’t know it, this is easily resolved. All you really need to do is find a girlfriend and a good tear-jerker movie. The rest will happen naturally.
So the other day when Kath and I were feeling a little overwhelmed by all of the major stuff going on we decided to check out the latest movie releases and find one that would deliver. And, we hit the jackpot with My Sister’s Keeper. I had already read the Jodi Picoult novel so I knew, if done well, this one was it but I had my reservations. For one thing, I hated the ending of the book. I won’t give it away but I felt cheated and thoroughly disappointed that I had just invested so much time and energy and ended up there. Secondly, I was not convinced that Cameron Diaz could pull off the role of the mother in this story. She just seems, well, too surfer-girl single to me.
However, I was absorbed from the very beginning in the story and the characters. The ethical dilemma and emotional conflicts hit home for me. There were a few scenes that actually hurt to watch they were so familiar. I cried on-and-off from beginning to end. And so did Kath. But what I also realized watching this film is that my life is great in so many ways. Things could be much worse. But even more than that, having someone you love so deeply in your life, even when it is not long enough, is a wonderful gift.
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Wasn’t it a great flick? My mom and I saw it together a few weeks back and I, too, cried on and off throughout. Of course, I forgot my tissues! (doh!)
On a lighter note, I think I was the only one in the theatre that giggled when the doctor sat down with them (in a flashback scene) to tell them their daughter had leukemia. Why did I giggle during such a serious scene, you ask? The doctor introduced herself as Dr. Farquad. In Shrek, Lord Farquaad (the vertically challenged royal) wants to marry Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz). I’m probably the only one whose synapses make totally odd connections at totally inappropriate moments like that…
Anyway, I wonder if it’s worth reading the book now that I’ve seen the movie? I would like to have known more about what was going on in the family, especially with the brother.
I loved the book. though i was very sad that they dident keep to the book.
I saw the movie in the theater last week with my mother and father (they took me out to give me a break from the twins) and i so enjoyed the movie, BUT i think if it followed the book it would have been even more of a tear jerker…
I think Cameron Diaz did a great job as the mom…. She sure showed the emotions. But the movie did vear away from the book and a few charaters from the book were missing, and they dident even touch on the brother like they did in the book. I think the book is better becouse it shows how much illness can effect the whole family and how sometimes parents of sick kids go on ignoring the elephant in the room becouse its just easyer to pretend the elephant isent there.
Yup. Loved it…even though I lost my contacts twice and then had shreds of movie theatre napkin stuck to my eyelids afterwards!