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Complete 14 pages APA formatted article: The Essential Conflict in the film 'My Sisters Keeper'.
Complete 14 pages APA formatted article: The Essential Conflict in the film 'My Sisters Keeper'. “My sister’s keeper” is a film adaptation of the novel (of the same title) authored by Jodi Picoult in 2003. The film was released on the 25th of June 2009 in Canada, the UK, Ireland, Mexico, and the United States. By the 19th of January 2010, it had been shown all over the globe and also had its DVD premiere. There were many themes explored in the movie like the bond between siblings, how to handle conflicts within a family, dealing and coping with terminal sickness, etc. However, the purpose of this paper is to prove that the central conflict (theme) of the movie “My sister’s keeper” is the debate between pro-life and pro-choice (Ebert, 2009). And though the ending suggests that this movie takes the position of pro-choice in this debate, that emphasis is given in the presentation of the debate itself rather than the side which the movie took in that debate.
A debate, essentially, is the comparison of at least two differing opinions in order to decide which among the arguments presented is best. As was mentioned, there are at least two sides that will give their most convincing arguments towards their cause, then a panel of judges will decide which of the two sides is best according to the points presented and the rebuttals that each side gave contrary to each other’s main points. The two arguments presented in the film is about how to best deal with a terminal illness: (a) being pro-life, which entails doing everything one can to prolong the life of the sick even going beyond the person’s own wishes, and .(b) being pro-choice, wherein euthanasia is permissible as long as it is the ardent desire of the person going through the illness. Recalling the movie, the most striking fact many would easily remember is the special case of Anna Fitzgerald’s birth and life. Being born for the purpose of being a donor to your dying sister is noble yet it is also possible to say that no one should be treated that way, and children should have the freedom to live their lives and enjoy their childhood. It may sound as if this was the main conflict of the movie but actually, Anna’s struggle is just one side of the debate – the pro-choice side. On the other hand, Sara Fitzgerald’s stand is that of pro-life. She as a mother literally did everything in her power to try and save her daughter Kate’s, life. She even decided to go through with genetic manipulation and in-vitro fertilization so that her eldest daughter would have a chance to survive. Even at the opening, the topics of the debate was plainly stated, when Anna goes to Atty. Campbell Alexander’s office to request his services in order to obtain medical emancipation from being a donor to her sister Kate. Sara, who is also a top-ranked lawyer, takes the fight to the court which becomes the panel that judges the outcome of a formal, scholastic debate.
