I recently watched the movie, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” and thouroughly enjoyed it. Gilbert, the older brother, watches out and cares immensely about his family and especially his older brother Arnie who has difficulty staying out of trouble because of his disability. Arnie loves his older brother; he cares for him alot and are always together. Dr. Mandlebaum asked us before watching the movie, if we noticed any changes in the way Gilbert treats his mom from the beginning of the movie to the end. I must say, in the beginning Gilbert did not respect his mom much and was disrespectful towards her. However; Gilbert loves his mom, but has alot of responsibility providing for the family, working, and taking care of his brother. These are some of the things that a mom usually takes care of, but she is so obese she is unable to fulfill these responsibilities. At the end of the movie, Gilbert gains the respect for his mom again, after she went into town and got Arnie out of jail. He begins to show his mom the love and respect she deserves after losing her husband and the depression it caused her. It’s almost as if the whole family is happy again and everything is going smoothely; something that they had not experienced since their dad passed away. The most convincing aspect; however, was that Gilbert was not going to let his mom get lifted out of the house by a crane, after dying up stairs. He knew his mom would not want that, so he lit the house on fire to avoid it. This truely showed the love and respect that Gilbert had for his family and especially his mom.