Is human nature essentially good or bad? Do we all deserve a second chance? Do helping others is always the good thing to do?
The touching movie Pay it forward makes us think about our responsibility toward others and shows us how helping someone can change drastically the live of more than one person. Directed by Mimi Leder, this drama was filmed in 2000 in Las Vegas. The movie is about the adventures of two characters: Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) and Chris (Jay Mohr). Trevor is a young boy living in a dysfunctional family composed of a alcoholic mom, Arlene (Helen Hunt), and a violent and alcoholic dad, Ricky (Jon Bon Jovi). Inspired by a homework given by his teacher Mr Simonet (Kevin Spacey), he elaborates the concept of Pay it forward, which consists to help three strangers, so they could each help three other strangers and so on.
At the same time, Chris, a journalist in search of an exceptional article, tries to find out the origin of the Pay it forward concept, after being given a car from a total stranger.
We follow their live up to the end, when Chris finally meet Trevor, the initiator of the movment.
I didn't get bored at all during the movie. The music was quite repetitive but it didn't really disturbed me.
I love this movie for the message it was sending us. It is all about courage, love and self-giving. The determination of Trevor to improve the world around him and his personal world is remarkable. For a young boy of 12 years old, he has a maturity way above the others. He follows his convictions, by helping an homeless man, by defending a bullied student and by giving his mother a second chance in life. He is a model, an inspiration. He is certainly the most interesting character in the movie. It made me think a lot about myself and about how I could personally improve the live of others and also my own life.
I wouldn't say that this movie is part of my Top 5 best movies, but it is a good movie that I recommand to everyone.
We follow their live up to the end, when Chris finally meet Trevor, the initiator of the movment.
I didn't get bored at all during the movie. The music was quite repetitive but it didn't really disturbed me.
I love this movie for the message it was sending us. It is all about courage, love and self-giving. The determination of Trevor to improve the world around him and his personal world is remarkable. For a young boy of 12 years old, he has a maturity way above the others. He follows his convictions, by helping an homeless man, by defending a bullied student and by giving his mother a second chance in life. He is a model, an inspiration. He is certainly the most interesting character in the movie. It made me think a lot about myself and about how I could personally improve the live of others and also my own life.
I wouldn't say that this movie is part of my Top 5 best movies, but it is a good movie that I recommand to everyone.
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