The Cider House Rules

Prior to me watching “The Cider House Rules” movie, I had a negative thinking of the movie and that I was sick of watching old time movies. How wrong I was. I found this movie to be very good and interesting with a great theme, good plot, great characters, beautiful settings, and a great overall social problem film.

The plot of the movie was about an orphan who decides to leave the orphanage and leave his abortionist leader Dr. Larch. The young man goes and works on an apple orchard and helps change lives of the workers. The plot was very interesting and the overall plot of the movie had astounding effect on how I view things in life. First, it was very interesting to hear about Homer and his life within an orphanage. I found it very interesting to hear about never going to the ocean and never even watching more than one movie. Also I found that the overall interesting plot of both an abortionist and Homer going to live with African American’s was, at the time of the plot of the movie, very mindboggling.

This movie had about the best location scenery and use of colors that I have ever seen. While watching this movie, I kept wondering what a great life it would be to live in those beautiful areas of Maine. It not only had colors but the lighting was very light and not dark and the use of the costumes really put you in the 1950’s.

Although there weren’t lots of high tech special visual effects, I think that the cinematography in the movie was great. Throughout the movie, the angles of the camera really showed the beauty of not only the country side of Maine but also the beauty of huge orphanage house and it’s setting in the woods.

I thought that Tobey Maguire played the role of Homer very well. He was at what I would think of a very good character. The ability to have respect in the movie from the other actors was great. I think that he really made the movie enjoyable.

When analyzing the movie, I would say that “The Cider House Rules” movie was a social, moral, or philosophical statement. It really kept you thinking about morals, such as Dr. Larch breaking the law and completing abortions and also Dr. Larch wanting to lie about Homer’s credentials as a doctor. It also showed us the social statement because of Homer living with the African American’s in the “slum” cider house. It also showed how two different races can come together and not be enemies. This movie really went against numerous values and morals that people had back then.

The Cider House Rules also went against cultural values. This movie showed a doctor as a liar. It also went against values of women having abortions and that the doctor was committing crimes on completing them. It also showed what we would think would be against our culture and that is when Homer went and lived in the cider house. It was also against values when it was found that Mr. Rose slept with his daughter and her later killing Mr. Rose. This movie was full of things that are against cultural values and values as a whole.

After watching this movie, I can say that I would really enjoy in owning this movie. It was great in numerous ways to include the great scenery, great characters, good cinematography, and also a great plot and theme. Not only is this movie against some of the morals and values. However, this movie is truly one  of my favorite movie’s and will enjoy it in the future.