Movie Review - Burton, Alexis
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Alexis Burton
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Movie Review
Movie:
The Age of Adaline
Question 1: Is the theme of the movie you selected favorable to seniors?
a.
The theme of the movie,
The Age of Adaline,
immortality and aging are prevalent
throughout the film. The film covers a twenty-nine year old female Adaline Bowman
who was in an accident and due to lightening striking a pond of water she was in; this
stopped the natural aging process in her body while also restarting her heart. Adaline
does not continue to age for approximately seventy-eight years due to this unknown
condition. It isn’t until she is one hundred and seven years old that she lands herself in
another accident and her heart is restarted by defibrator pads, does the natural aging
process resume.
This theme of immortality and aging can be controversial among the elderly
population. This can also skew the way seniors may view this movie for reasons such
as their views of religion, politics, or even scientific reasons. While there may be
seniors out there who believe in immortality, there are seniors who believe we must
follow the natural aging process. This movie could be seen as controversial because
of the themes present.
Question 2: Is it demeaning to the senior character your selected?
a.
Although Adaline is aging internally, she isn’t physically therefore while she is of
senior age, she doesn’t appear that way. I wouldn’t say demeaning in anyway but
again it can be controversial. Adaline did not ask for her entire life to be flipped
upside down because of this accident. She has had to learn to accept a new life of
constantly being on the run and altering her identity.
This would call into question a person’s individual morals, and I feel that those
morals could be demeaning to the character depending on what that person believed
what was right for her to do in certain circumstances. If you are a person who is strict
about following the law no matter the costs, then you may not like Adaline or the
concept of the movie. If you are someone that will protect yourself and your family
no matter the costs, you may find this movie interesting. This is all about perspective
and what you feel is morally right for the character to do.
Question 3: Is it accurate for what we have learned about a person aging or who is in their senior
years?
a.
No, this movie theme of immortality is not a normal concept people in our day in age
will most likely experience. The overall movie concept and theme was geared more
towards Adaline facing immortality and not the natural aging process.
The Age of
Adaline
would not be the correct film for this type of question.
Question 4: What needs does it depict for the senior you selected, if any?
a.
In the film there are a few needs that seniors often use. First off, Adaline’s daughter
talks about potentially moving into a retirement home in Arizona. This shows that
there is a need for care. We then see towards the end of the movie Adaline in another
car accident and receiving care from first responders. Seniors are more likely to use
care from first responders than people of other populations. Lastly, we see Adaline
after the accident in the hospital. Two vulnerable populations, newborn and elderly
have an increased risk of being in the hospital for multiple reasons. Overall, these
services are most used by the elderly population.
Question 5: How do the other characters relate to one of the characteristics who is depicted as a
senior citizen?
a.
In the movie, Adaline has a child with her first husband. Throughout the movie, we
see the daughter aging and getting older while Adaline does not. Adaline is
considerably older than her daughter but because of her unknown condition, she
remains the age she was when the accident happened. In a way we see them connect
through the different life experience they both have shared especially with having to
conceal Adaline’s true identity. At some points in the movie, Adaline’s daughter will
refer to herself as her friend or grandmother just to protect Adaline.
Question 6: What theory you have just read about runs through the theme of the movie?
a.
The Molecular theory of aging fits well with this theme. Since this theory is
responsible for the aging of the genetic material, I feel that this theme fits well. Since
Adaline has stopped aging because of the molecular changes that happened when
lightning struck the water and the inside of her body. Overall I feel this theory fits
well given the situation.
Question 7: Are there stereotypes depicted?
a.
One of the biggest stereotypes I think are prevalent in the movie are no matter how
much death you have seen, it doesn’t get any easier. This is true for Adaline when her
husband passes away from an accident working on the Golden Gate Bridge, when she
loses her animals, and watching her family members and friends pass away over the
years she has outlived them. We see Adaline show emotion when she loses the people
she loves.
Question 8: Is there diversity evident in the characters?
a.
There is some diversity among characters. The biggest being between Ellis, Adaline’s
current love and herself. Adaline is a quieter and reserved person. She cares more
about protecting her identity and even offer Ellis a fake name when they first get
together. Ellis on the other hand is the person who is more outgoing than Adaline and
who is not the person to lay down when he fails. We only see diversity and
differences between personalities throughout the film.
Question 9: Is culture influencing the character depicted?
a.
There are some cultural influences in trends such as fashion. The 1900s and 2000s
have a fashion trend difference in the way people dress, did their hair/makeup, and
what products they were using. Adaline was constantly having to change her
appearance with the trends in order to conceal her true identity and make it appear as
if she was aging.
Question 10: What non-for-profit or public services, if any, are available for the senior character?
a.
The library Adaline works in is considered a non-profit and depending on the
hospital, that could also be considered a non-profit. The first responders would be
considered a public service.
Question 11: What services could have been provided that were not? Suggest some
a.
I think the amount of services that were listed in the movie were perfect considering
the theme of the movie. Since Adaline was constantly breaking the law and having to
protect herself from being a human guineapig, she couldn’t trust government from
assisting her. She used what resources she felt her necessary to her in different
moments.
Question 12: Were there any federal laws presented or any applied in the movie (e.g., Medicare,
Nutrition Act, etc.)
a.
There were no laws broken in regard to what we have been studying in the course but
there were federal laws broken in the movie. Since Adaline has had to assume a new
identity, we don’t know if this was an identity of someone else or if she had created
them. Therefore assuming this new identity could have gotten her in trouble. Adaline
also ran from the FBI agents when they came to retrieve her to study her. Since she
ran from federal agents, this is also a crime that is punishable in federal court.
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