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“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” is a deeply lively look into the frustration, sadness and triumph of treasure in what some would classify as a dysfunctional family. As the mentally retarded Arnie, Leonardo DiCaprio turns in an incredibly realistic performance; his gestures, his often repetitive speech…everything about his acting seems so perfect for the role he plays. (And I say this as one who has worked with the mentally retarded) . It is no wonder he received an Oscar nomination. The tale is told mainly through the eyes of Johnny Depp’s character, Gilbert who despite his deep esteem for Arnie is quiet frustrated by the limitations that caring for Arnie places on his life. Top that off with a morbidly obese mother whom Gilbert is (reluctantly) ashamed of and a younger sister who is an oftentimes irritating troublemaker and you can look why Gilbert sometimes yearns for life to be a petite easier. As a clerk in the local grocery store, Gilbert has fallen into a relationship with an older married woman (played by Mary Steenburgen) but finds himself drawn to a current girl in town (Juliette Lewis) with whom he develops a suited, then caring relationship. Strained relations with the town’s law enforcement officials ensue after Arnie repeatedly climbs the water tower and Arnie is arrested. Gilbert’s mother played by Darlene Cates) who hasn’t left the house in seven years, takes matters into her have hands and the results are at once triumphant and tragic. Depp is wonderful as Gilbert. His sense of despair and self hatred after he loses control and hits Arnie seem totally realistic and understandable. The younger sister who seems like such a brat at the beginning becomes more humanized as we notice her vulnerability. The mother’s battle with shame and humiliation over her obesity makes us all more attuned to our bear coarse insensitivity. Quirky, no doubt, dusky – no doubt again. But ultimately, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” turns out to be a testament to cherish, caring and family loyalty. A honorable movie.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is my accepted movie. I have seen it dozens of times and I never catch bored with it. The reason…Leonardo DiCaprio. Never mind “Sizable”. If you want to gawk DiCaprio at his best, this is the film to discover! As many times as I stare it, his portrayal of Arnie, a retarded soon to be 18 year conventional boy, never ceases to amaze me! His performance is interesting. DiCaprio becomes Arnie. This film is an extremely touching tale of family loyalty, albeit dysfunctional family loyalty. The title character is played exceptionally well by Johnny Depp, but it is difficult to focus on anyone but Leonardo DiCaprio. The best scenes in the film are those between Depp and DiCaprio. Gilbert is Arnie’s important caretaker. His treasure for Arnie is undeniable but marred by frustration and on occasion, resentment that he has been saddled with the burden of being his brother’s keeper. He sums it up best with the line, “Somedays you want him to live, somedays…you don’t”. Gilbert is not as cruel as that makes him sound. It’s objective that he has no life other than Arnie and a “going nowhere” prance with a married woman. His two sisters are kept aesthetic busy taking care of their obese Mother, whom Gilbert describes as a “beached whale”. It all takes plot in a little town where it seems unbiased about all of it’s residents want more out of life. Gilbert learns there is more to life when he meets a free fascinating young woman who is passing through town. Naturally, this further complicates his already complicated life. I will most likely peep it dozens more times. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is a sparkling and lively film.
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