My Thoughts on the Movie I am Sam
I could never ever pick a movie and call it my favorite. Movies are
somewhat like people in that aspect. I do not think I will ever have a
favorite person, just a lot of favorite people. In saying so, I have
to say that I am Sam is definitely one of my favorite movies.
To begin, I bought the soundtrack before I even knew what the movie
was about simply because the entire soundtrack is composed of Beatles
songs covered by today's artist. Ben Harper sings "Strawberry Fields."
Eddie Vedder sings "Hide Your Love Away." Other artists such as the
Wallflowers, the Stereophonics, and others sing original Beatles
songs, and the soundtrack is absolutely beautiful. Of course, no one
can sing Beatles songs half as well as the Beatles; but the soundtrack
itself proved that the Beatles can and will continue with the times
through generation to generation.
After falling in love with the soundtrack, I still never went to see
the movie at the cinema due to lack of sufficient funds in the spring
term, but I finally viewed this incredible movie about a month ago
from my own incredible couch. And, yes, I fell in love with it, also.
Sean Penn stars as a mentally challenged man named Sam Dawson who is
faced with the absolute challenge of raising his own daughter as a
single parent. Dakota Flanning plays the role of Lucy, Sam's daughter
who is seven for the majority of the movie. When Lucy turns seven, she
begins to surpass the intelligence of her father which draws the
attention of a social worker who, in turn, tries to take Lucy away
from her best friend, her father. Michelle Pfeiffer enters the scene
as Rita Harrison, a materialistic, selfish, and rather wealthy lawyer,
who Sam asks to help him with the case because he knew he needed the
best. So not to give the movie away, I am not going to write what
happens except that I think everyone should see it.
On November 17th approximately 30 people and I congregated to the OSU College of Nursing to watch The Anonymous People, a documentary film about American’s who are living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. The film addressed the stigma related to alcoholics and drug addicts, including their experiences to the track of recovery. Applicable to what we have discussed in class, I was able to understand more into the healthcare stigma and healthcare disparities that people around us deal with daily. The eye opening video provided an example into the lives of people, famous or not, being mistreated and judged due to their life choices. As a group frequently misunderstood, the film tries to teach the audience to a new view
Although Sam got the gun the first time, when Tim hears that Sam has come to
Also in Sam’s manic state, he would engage in pleasurable activities that had a high potential for painful consequences. He would end up hurt and in the hospital after engaging in such activities. If Sam didn’t have this psychological disorder, he would most likely
This lead to one of the biggest questions from the movie, how did he become that way? Hirschi’s Control Theory is a theory that states “that social control depends on people anticipating the consequences of their behavior”(Macionis 248). It was shown in the movie that Sam had a complicated relationship with his family, so his past is a big reason as to why he acts so deviant in the future. On of the four types of social control is attachment. Attachment is family, friends and school relationships. Sam was first introduced as one of Benny’s friends “crazy cousin”. It was clear that he did not enjoy having Sam around. This can reveal that Sam has a weak relationship with his family as a whole because he wasn’t even living with his parents. This would lead Sam to acting deviant without worrying about what they would think of him. It was also later revealed that Sam was kicked out of school based on his actions. Sam never had to worry about his family or school once that relationship broke off. Another type of social control is involvement. Involvement can mean many things, but it’s basically about holding a job, going to school, or participating in a sport. The character of Sam, as stated before, was kicked out of school. So, he didn’t have school keeping him away from deviant behaviors. And then there 's the reveal that Sam can’t write or read well. Sam had made an attempt to get a job at a movie store, but he would 've had to do an application, which required him to write. He was shown to be scared and nervous after he attempted at write on the form. Sam had little involvement in anything because he was a poor writer and reader, which lead him to act more deviant. A final reason as to why Sam acted so deviant, was because had little opportunity in life. He was self conscious about that fact that he couldn 't write, so he never made attempts to move up in the world. He
is not like Caroline. By the end of the movie Sam learns a valuable lesson about being her own person and even gets the guy along the way.
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