Family dynamics at holiday gatherings.
Even though the holidays are supposed to be a happy time
when family can come together happily, for a lot of people, just the opposite
happens. In the movie, Will goes to Christmas with Marcus and his mom. After
Marcus gets nice gifts from Will and crummy gifts from his family, their
holiday turns into an argument between what Will sees as best for Marcus and
what his mom sees. The day is almost completely ruined when Will starts to
mention a failed suicide attempt, but is interrupted by Marcus who turns the scent
light hearted telling his mom about the duck he accidentally killed with a big
loaf of stale bread. I feel like this is probably a common occurrence, two or
more people in a big argument and someone is left to turn the situation around
and make it feel like a holiday again. It's a shame that Marcus is the one who
has to bring two adults out of it, but I'm sure that's not the only time a
young kid has had to be more mature to keep things from falling apart. Luckily
for me, my family is usually more civilized when it comes to holidays, although
I have heard of an incident before I was born that I'm sure made things
uncomfortable, but that was with extended family. My closer family; parents,
aunts, uncles and grandparents are better behaved than the family in this
movie.
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