Review of movie Stand By Me Essay - 1004 Words

Review of movie Stand By Me Stand By Me is a movie based on a novel by Stephen King. It tells the story of four preteens, who during a boring summer day, embark on a journey to find the body of a dead twelve year old, who has been missing by news accounts, but known to them, to be lying in the woods near a river bank. The story is told as an historical narrative about the lives and relationships of the four main characters in this movie, Gordy, Chris, Teddy, and Vern. In this essay, I will discuss how communication, and self-concept, affects the characters, and their interactions. Gordy La Chance, who is the narrator of this story, can best be described as an introvert. He is living in the shadow of his recently deceased brother,†¦show more content†¦He comes from what Gordy describes as a ?bad family?, and believes himself to be bad too. His self-fulfilling prophecy would be to turn out as bad as everyone in town believes that he will. Gordy sees the good in him, and pushes him to be more than Chris perceives he is capable of being. Chris is the group leader. The others in the group value his opinion, and he is the protector. He sticks up for the rest of the boys, and they look up to him. One example of this is when Ace, an older, bullying local, steals Gordy?s hat. He verbally attacks the older bully, on behalf of Gordy. His presenting self is confident, independent, and tough. Inwardly, or his perceived self, is incapable, and destined to become nothing, primarily caused by the locals, and his family continually reminding him that he comes from a f amily of trouble, so he must trouble too. Teddy DuChamp can best be described as an antagonist. His father abused him, and was eventually put into an asylum, this leaving Teddy with a stigma of being the son of a ?looney?. This brought about his self-fulfilling prophecy of craziness. He has a problem with self-control, to the point where it could cause him serious harm. 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