In The Way Martin Sheen plays an ophthalmologist named Tom Avery who is stuck in a rut, disapproving of his son, working his job and living his life hoping to hear from his son whenever possible due to his lack of a cell phone. The last time he sees his son is on the way to the airport in which there is a lecture about his disapproval of the life style that his son leads. Not finishing his studies in pursuit in the experience of culture and social interaction. His son dyes during the Camino de Santiago in a storm, doing what he loved most traveling and experiencing culture. Tom travels to France to pick up the belongings of his son and identify his body. I believe that a turning point in the movie is when he is in his hotel room after identifying his son and collecting his belongings and he is going through his sons belongings and remembering all the things about his son loved, the conversations they had, the things that caused tension between them, and the last words they had with each other. After this Tom embarks on the Camino de Santiago in the memory of his son and to experience his son one last time through what he died doing. The physical object with the most meaning is the box Tom brings with his sons ashes in it, spreading them as he feels called to in order to make his son a part of something he loved so dearly. I think that this process and the story being about Tom makes him an obvious main character, but I would like to mention that the people who share Tom Avery's pilgrim experience are changed forever through his experience having the privilege of traveling with someone who has a different interpretation of what they are doing by traveling this distance. The sound that caught my attention was that of the thunder storm and loud noises which erupt during the moment which Toms drunk honest anger about all of the people who he is traveling with getting himself arrested and his "friends" come through and see that he is cared for and bailed out. They all continue on together to complete the Camino de Santiago to have many other experiences.
I believe the unsaid things about these characters in this movie say the most about them, such as the way they act when it comes to their turn or opportunity to share about their reason you can tell how seriously they are taking the trip and how important their goal is. Tom mourning the death of his son, whose spirit was that of an explorer. Sara, who hates herself for things in her past, won't admit to herself the real reason why she is on the Camino but, insists that it is to quit smoking. Joost the Dutchman a loving individual makes this journey for the experience, exercise and to find what makes him happy and how to be a better husband and father. Jack the writer is simply seeking inspiration for his writing for travel magazine and finds one of if not the most inspiring story he has heard from any pilgrim on entire trip. At the end of the trip they are all asked why they have done this and none of them are able to admit why they completed this trip. All of the things that go unsaid say just as much about the characters as what they say about themselves.
The element of grouping which I wish to identify is the appearance of his sons image participating in the activities Tom engages on throughout the pilgrimage. Tom engages in meals with locals, which Daniel would have loved, sleeping in churches and hostels and simply admiring the beauty of the countryside in which he is traveling. At the end of this Journey at the church they have a very emotional personal experience and Tom prays with his sons ashes in the church at the altar as Daniel would have wanted. Ultimately this causes Tom to have a better more enriched outlook on life and to cherish the gifts his son brought into his life and to continue his love for culture and traveling by making another trip abroad to experience other things and remember his son.
The inference that I was able to make about something from this movie is that everyone is looking for some sort of answers and they will go to great lengths to reach them but these lengths are only important if you are not lying to yourself about what you feel is wrong and you are open to what you might find.
From this movie I can deduce that all films about grieving loss cause the person most affected by this loss will experience a struggle in which there is anger sorrow and many conflicted emotions involved which lead to their peace that is made with the loss of their loved one. The way is a film about the experience of a person grieving loss therefore the main character, Tom, will experience many conflicting feelings causing him to make peace with his son's death.
I learned that there are many things that can happen to those who hike across nations and that those who seek these experiences must be ready to handle these things and or fight for their life against nature to accomplish their goals. I never realized until watching this movie that people still die due to weather conditions and that some people are accepting of this and receive peace in this acceptance.
The Way is a film about loss, showing a fathers desperate attempt to get closer to his late son through a cultural experience he would not normally have chosen for himself, and he finds peace along with a way to connect with his son in future excursions.
I believe the unsaid things about these characters in this movie say the most about them, such as the way they act when it comes to their turn or opportunity to share about their reason you can tell how seriously they are taking the trip and how important their goal is. Tom mourning the death of his son, whose spirit was that of an explorer. Sara, who hates herself for things in her past, won't admit to herself the real reason why she is on the Camino but, insists that it is to quit smoking. Joost the Dutchman a loving individual makes this journey for the experience, exercise and to find what makes him happy and how to be a better husband and father. Jack the writer is simply seeking inspiration for his writing for travel magazine and finds one of if not the most inspiring story he has heard from any pilgrim on entire trip. At the end of the trip they are all asked why they have done this and none of them are able to admit why they completed this trip. All of the things that go unsaid say just as much about the characters as what they say about themselves.
The element of grouping which I wish to identify is the appearance of his sons image participating in the activities Tom engages on throughout the pilgrimage. Tom engages in meals with locals, which Daniel would have loved, sleeping in churches and hostels and simply admiring the beauty of the countryside in which he is traveling. At the end of this Journey at the church they have a very emotional personal experience and Tom prays with his sons ashes in the church at the altar as Daniel would have wanted. Ultimately this causes Tom to have a better more enriched outlook on life and to cherish the gifts his son brought into his life and to continue his love for culture and traveling by making another trip abroad to experience other things and remember his son.
The inference that I was able to make about something from this movie is that everyone is looking for some sort of answers and they will go to great lengths to reach them but these lengths are only important if you are not lying to yourself about what you feel is wrong and you are open to what you might find.
From this movie I can deduce that all films about grieving loss cause the person most affected by this loss will experience a struggle in which there is anger sorrow and many conflicted emotions involved which lead to their peace that is made with the loss of their loved one. The way is a film about the experience of a person grieving loss therefore the main character, Tom, will experience many conflicting feelings causing him to make peace with his son's death.
I learned that there are many things that can happen to those who hike across nations and that those who seek these experiences must be ready to handle these things and or fight for their life against nature to accomplish their goals. I never realized until watching this movie that people still die due to weather conditions and that some people are accepting of this and receive peace in this acceptance.
The Way is a film about loss, showing a fathers desperate attempt to get closer to his late son through a cultural experience he would not normally have chosen for himself, and he finds peace along with a way to connect with his son in future excursions.