The story of Nick Chirls
affected me the most because he was the one I could relate to since he
was closest to my age. Losing his mom at a young age has influenced his
acts growing up because he was closer to her than he was at his dad at
the time. He wanted to follow in her footsteps by working on wall
street. In the film he talked about how he worked for the Lehman
Brothers one summer and he found out wonderful stories about his mom throughout his
coworkers. The different interviews shows Nick progression on how much he's maturing and
realizing that he and her mom are not the same person. He comes to a
realization that his mom "would have been proud of him no matter what he
did". And I think that that was the most important thing he gained from
this whole experience.
The
effect of time-lapse helped in showing change throughout all of the
five characters that were interviewed. This was a strength because all
of them gets closure at some point and they can start to move on with
their lives. For example, Tanya Tepper
starts a new relationship and ended up getting married and having
children. Ling Young is happy that she is alive because she saw that
people were in a much worse condition than she was.
I like how Nick became a better person because of it. Once he understood that he couldn't hold onto his anger and hatred anymore, it was as if a boulder was lifted from his shoulders.
ReplyDeleteI related to him because i couldn't imagine losing my mother but now that i think about it i am close to his age too. He becomes mature towards the end of the film and it shows how much he has grown up. I agree with you on the time-lapse thing. It shows how the characters have moved on.
ReplyDeleteI think working on Wall Street and trying to basically be his mother really allowed Nick to find out who he was and what he wanted to do with his life. after the seven years of interviewing, i think Nick finally came to accept his mothers death, and although he isn't living life for her, he will not ever forget who she was and knows that he can make her proud in whatever he chooses to do in life.
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