I'm 14 years old, and despite the comments on the movie encouraging me not to watch it, I decided to anyway. It's a good movie, and it definitely gets the point across. But in the end, and even right from the beginning it leaves you wondering.
Why did the social workers let the boy into such an unstable environment? Why did his real mother even want him back?
And most of all, why does he seem to want to stay with his real mother after a while? You can see how he misses all of his chances to get out of the situation, and how he has this kind of love for his real mother while at the same time he dislikes her.
This movie does a good job of conveying the hell a child like this must go through, but somehow I think it could've done a better job emotionally. It made me think about how horrible and awful it would be for a child like that, but it didn't make me cry or anything.
But, once again, it leaves you wondering. How does he turn out when he's older? Does he really love his real mother?
Why did the social workers let the boy into such an unstable environment? Why did his real mother even want him back?
And most of all, why does he seem to want to stay with his real mother after a while? You can see how he misses all of his chances to get out of the situation, and how he has this kind of love for his real mother while at the same time he dislikes her.
This movie does a good job of conveying the hell a child like this must go through, but somehow I think it could've done a better job emotionally. It made me think about how horrible and awful it would be for a child like that, but it didn't make me cry or anything.
But, once again, it leaves you wondering. How does he turn out when he's older? Does he really love his real mother?