Ok... this has NOTHING to do with Japan. I know! Lets pretend they're Japanese!! Now it has
Acting
The actor who plays Gilbert is quite a talented young man. He is able to nail the role of a loving older brother who is caring but at the same time frustrated towards his "embarrassing" family. Our main character can appear dull at times but don't confuse this for bad acting. It's all part of the role that he plays.
Arnie is especially well acted. I have no idea if the actor has any mental handicaps or not, but he feels so real to me.
Visuals
You've got your standard camera angles and visuals in this movie. Not terrible at all, but not stunning either.
Plot
At the surface, this is just a story about a young man. That young many... well he has a sucky life, and since he has a sucky life that forces him to be a certain way. When you look deeper into this plot, can Gilbert Grape be looked at as a metaphor? I think he can be. Gilbert's life presents a dead end. Weather it is his mother or his brother preventing him from doing things, these obstacles are always leading Gilbert to situations where he is forced back in to his crappy life. However, at the end his mom finally dies and he becomes free of what his dead end life was.
What do you think of this movie huh? I give it... 7.8/10
I like how your movie review was straight forward. I think Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp played their characters well. I also do agree with your statement how Gilberts life is a dead end because it is, his family inhibits him from living his life and that stinks because he is young.
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