Reign Over Me

 First, I would like to talk about some basic information about this movie:
              Director : Mike Binder
              Writer : Mike Binder
              Stars : Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith
              Year : 2007

        The story talks about a man, named Charlie, who lose his wife and three daughters in the 911 accident. Once Alan who is his college roommate meet him on the street. Alan finds that Charlie gets serious infantile autism because of the accident, and Alan decides to help Charlie. But Alan has his own problem though he looks like having a very beatific family. During the helping process, Alan, himself problems are appeared. They help each other together. In the end they figure out who they are and what they want. 

There are several phases:

a.     Charlie rejects Alan.

b.     Charlie starts to accept Alan.

c.      Charlie wants to be friend with Alan.

d.     Charlie decides to accept the helping from Alan.

e.     Charlie open his heart to Alan.

f.      Charlie walks out the dark side.

g.     Alan realizes what he wants.

      There is clearly hint about Charlie’s mood. On the beginning, when Alan first is invited to Charlie’s home, the movie has a special shot showing a long and deep corridor. In the end of one side, Charlie sets in his sofa and plaies a game alone. There are several times showing this shot. Also, a word “in the back”said by Charlie many times. This shot expresses Charlie do not want to open his heart to any people. On the contrary, Charlie moves to a new house with a big and bright living room in the end of the movie. It shows that Charlie has opened his heart and decides to start a new life.

       Finally, Alan goes back to home by Charlie’s electric scooter. That means Alan gets free. He is helped by Charlie too during the helping process of Charlie. I think this movie talking about the friendship between two men from unusual view, which attract me to watch it. And I also like the beginning of the movie that the fluent cutting with suitable background music brings me into the characters life.