Reaction Paper: "My Sister's Keeper" Movie

            

  Throughout the movie, I’ve realized something, you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I thought the movie is about a younger sister, Kate, who just refuses in helping her sister in her sickness – leukemia, but I have to admit that I am wrong. In fact, Anna is more than willing to help her older sister out. She is very open to surgeries and needles and all because she loves her sister and she thought it is her very reason and purpose of living. She thought that her life is solely to become an aide or to become a donor for her sister’s survival. The older sister, Kate, on the other hand, doesn’t want to fight for life anymore. She already gave up after a boy, Taylor, which eventually became her boyfriend, died in most likely, the same fate as her. Taylor was like a miracle drug to her that gave her a whole new perspective in life and which led to her wanting to be alive, unfortunately, it was gone. Afterwhich, Kate gave up her reasons to be alive and fight for her life. She decided to rebel and almost committed suicide but was stopped by her younger sister. Her whole family is ever supportive to her recovery especially her mom Sara. Through this movie, I’ve realized the extent and limitless love of a mother to her child. Sara did everything she could to the extent of having an engineered baby to become a perfect donor for her sister. Unfortunately, even with the willingness of the donors, the love and support of everyone, all other reasons to live, as long as the one holding the life doesn’t want to go further, all will become futile and leads to nothing.

         

   The values I’ve learned in this movie are many but these three (3) values outshine all: mother’s love; sister’s love; and self-love. We all know that a mother’s love knows no limits and will go through any obstacle and hindrances just to save her family even to the expense of her own life. Due to her love for Kate, her mother did every things possible just to save Kate’s life. Anna’s love for her sister also knows no boundaries because she did her sister’s favors eventhough it is against her will. Lastly, nothing can save you from an illness if you yourself have lost your will to live.

            

The movie was titled “My Sister’s Keeper” because it was Anna , Kate’s sister, who kept and did her sisters favors which is to sue her parents for becoming an organ donor at a very young age to stop the organ transplant that would save her sister’s life because her sister already wants to leave.