Many people are drawn to this film because of their ability to relate personally to the major themes and issues raised. It is obvious that the target audience for this film is the average teenager in a family situation. At some point in family life, every teen is going to feel as if they are suffering. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" allow its teenage viewers to compare their so-called "hardships" with that of a truly dysfunctional f

If you are in the mood to be cheered up, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" is not an appropriate choice of film. It requires a lot more from its viewer that most other films, as it is only fully understood when looked at deeply and intensely. However, the film comes highly recommended, as it is thoroughly enjoyable and wonderful for the maturing teenage mind.

The use of creative technical features throughout the film adds greatly to its appeal. The mid-western sunsets and sprawling fields are beautifully photographed, making the atmosphere of the town intensely real. One of the most perfectly realised scenes focused on the grand opening of a burger franchise, "Burger Barn", attended by the entire town and accompanied by the off-key high school band. Not a single note in the

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