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Movie reflection for Im not ashamed and Magnifico

By Jess Real A. Ancheta

Im not ashamed is based from a true story of a high school

student named Rachel Scott, who grew up with strong faith despite

the odds of daily life. She is a religious, who always pray,

compassionate, and one who acknowledges God as Christ. But ended

tragically, she was the first victim, shot 4 times, with other 14

people who were also killed of Columbine Massacre of 1999.

Meanwhile, Magnifico or Pikoy, who is 9 year-old boy who is

not good in school and belongs to a poor family.

His father works as a carpenter but does not have permanent job,

his elder brother has lost his academic scholarship, and his mother

spends her days caring for both Helen his younger sister, who

suffers from cerebral palsy, and for her grandmother, who lives

upstairs in the family home.

Despite how less-fortunate they are, he still manages to carry his

familys burden by doing ways to lighten it up.

Like Rachel, the ending of the story is too soon for them. He

died too early and unexpectedly.

Here is a table I came out with from the two movies. First

column tells something about Im Not Ashamed that differs from

Magnifico. The second column shows the similarities of both

stories. The third column is the counterpart of the first column.


IM NOT ASHAMED SIMILATIES MAGNIFICO
Highschool student, Same dramatic genre Young Boy, Pikoy
Rachel
Died at 17 y/o Both Tragic Ending Died at 9
Scott's entire Unexpected Deaths Sad/Poor family
family are devout background
Christians
Died by 4 gun shots They are both Died by an accident
Optimistic/Hopeful
Bullied by religion They are religious Bullied by
stupidity
This movie will God-fearing/deep This movie will
tell you that faith realize us on how
compassion is the we should give
greatest form of importance to our
love humans have to family and even to
offer those persons who
are in need.

Courageous and
strong
Had various
problems
Kind with a big
heart
Both bullied

My Reviews for Im Not Ashamed

Rachel's personal journals inform much of the film. "If one

person could go out of their way to show compassion, it could start

a chain reaction,". She's especially kind to the marginalized at

school and beyond, befriending a homeless teen who becomes her

"big brother."

Her journals authentically portray her struggle with personal

faith. One entry reads, "I don't understand why having a walk with

God is so hard for me. I'm so weak. At school, with friends, at

work."
Genuine faith involves a personal relationship with God.

Rachel establishes this, and becomes known at school for her faith

and compassion. Her dedication echoes a New Testament statement:

"I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is God's

powerful method of bringing all who believe it to Heaven." (Romans

1:16)

Owing to the fact Rachel died at a young age through the

intolerance and hatred of others, she had written of her wishes to

change the world for the better through the simple acts of love

and kindness.

My Reviews for Magnifico

If you have watched the movie, the reason why Magnifico died

is because he was hit by a vehicle when he attempted to cross the

highway to see Mang Domeng. And we all know the purpose of this

meeting, Mang Domeng will about to tell Magnifico that he will

give the wheelchair of his deceased mother to Helen. Helen is

Magnifico's sister who is suffering from cerebral palsy, hence she

can't walk. Mang Domeng was moved when he saw how Magnifico

sacrificed in carrying his sister just to let her see how the

"Perya" looks like. In the burial scene, Magnificos father is

still carrying Helen. It would be good if the wheelchair has been

included on that scene. A scene to show Helen enjoying the comfort

and convenience of the wheelchair should have been added.


This could be a perfect mirror of how Christ sacrificed for

us. Just like Magnifico, Christ had carried all our cross so we

may receive the gift of life. The freedom and the gifts that we

are enjoying right now are the result of the sacrifices of Christ

when he carried our cross to the Calvary. Just as Helen received

the wheelchair to free her and her family from the burden of

cerebral palsy, we have been freed from the bondage of sin.

That old lady that has been healed by Magnificos herbal

medicine should have informed Magnificos family that Magnificos

herbal medicine has healed her. This could help the family start

a new business to augment their income. If you can remember,

Magnifico ask his grandmother to teach him how to make that herbal

medicine to heal sore throat, so its the grandmother who knew the

correct solution for that herbal medicine. If people knew about

how effective it was, they would not suffer buying expensive

medicines. And of course, this would help Magnificos family as

this could be a source of another income.

Jesus is our Healer, and by healer we dont limit him as

physical healer. He healed us not only from our physical aspect,

but also our spiritual and emotional aspect. We too can heal

somebody. We all have the capability to heal somebody by just

tapping them at the back, by giving compliments or by showing our

priceless smile. Thats what Christ would like us to do. He wants


us healed, and he wants us heal others. So let's share the healing

that Christ's left as a legacy for all of us.

At the end of the story, Magnificos father found out that

his son was able to solve the rubiks cube. Now, I think this part

is impossible. Magnificos father said he tried to solve the puzzle

for almost one year but could barely able to do that. We know that

solving a rubiks cube requires pattern and if you could not follow

the pattern, you could not solve it. Now, how did Magnifico learn

that pattern? It would be good if Magnifico solved the rubiks cube

by painting it. Since he used paints to decorate his grandmothers

coffin, that element could have been used. This is to signify that

some problems could be difficult to solve as we dont know how to

solve it, but there are some alternatives. Not all problems can be

solved by conventional patterns, and I believe this is exactly the

whole theme of the story.

Magnifico did not only solve the rubiks cube, but he solved the

problem of his family. And not only his family, but the community.

Christ died on the cross to do the same mission. That is to free

us from the problem, and that problem is sin. He freed us from

sin, he solved the problem of the world.


Conclusion

While Magnifico had troubles about his family, Rachel had

hers with the people around her. Although they were bullied by

different factors, they were still optimistic to what life may

offer.

They were still hopeful that there is God who cares and loves.

They were both prayerful and told other people about the Greatness

of the Lord.

The movie of Rachel tells us that compassion is the greatest

form of love humans have to offer.

This movie of Magnifico makes us realize how we should give

importance to our family and even to those persons who are in need.

The two stories have the same genre; both dramatic, and both had

tragic endings. These movies are eye-openers and are must-watched.

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