Movie Review - The Art Getting By

THE ART GETTING BY

The Art of Getting By is a 2011 romantic comedy-drama film starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Rita Wilson and Blair Underwood. It is the first feature by writer-director Gavin Wiesen..

SYNOPSIS

George is a different guy who has different way to think. He is a student in The Morgan Senior High School. When there are homework that he want to do, he always think the benefit by doing it. In the end, he makes a conclusion that is just a meaningless thing. He meets with a beautiful girl, named Sally, on the roof of The Morgan School. At that time, Sally is smoking. Then, there is a teacher come up, because the teacher smells the cigarette. Spontantly, George takes out of his cigarette to help Sally. So that, Sally is not gonna get a punishment. Then, They always meet each other and they are falling love each other. There will be a lot of romances and comedys that happen during their relation in this movie.

PLOT

1.    INTRODUCTION

George is a different guy who has different way to think. He likes painting. He is a student in The Morgan Senior High School. When there are homework that he want to do, he always think the benefit by doing it. In the end, he makes a conclusion that is just a meaningless thing. He thinks that people is free to think, and he think that people can do what they want to do. So, He doesn’t do the homework. Because, he doesn’t make the homework. He is called by the headmaster of The Morgan School. He warn George that George should do his homework as a student in The Morgan School. If George doesn’t do the homework, He isn’t graduated from The Morgan School. He meets with a beautiful girl, named Sally, on the roof of The Morgan School. At that time, Sally is smoking. Then, there is a teacher come up, because the teacher smells the cigaratte. Spontanly, George takes out of his cigaratte to help Sally. So that, Sally is not gonna get a punishment. Then, They always meet each other and they are falling love each other.

2.    CLIMAX

Sally asks something bad to George. As a result, George is depressed. Because, he doesn’t has self confidence to do it. Therefore, George is always silent after sally ask that bad request until they go home. Next day, George never greet sally anymore. Even George doesn’t answer the call from sally, even though sally want to get an forgiveness. Also, there is a broken home in George’s family that make George more depressed.

3.    RESOLUTION

George do all single of the paper, because he want to graduate from his school and help his parents, so that they are not divorce. At the end, he makes a beautiful painting of sally’s face. Then, Sally wants back to George and make relation with George again. At least, they are very happy forever after.

THE CHARACTERS

1.    George

He is the main character of this movie who loves sally very much. He is a kind of different man because he has a different way in thinking. He is really love painting, especially painting the object.

2.    Sally

She is also the main character of this movie who loves George very much. She is saved by George while she is smoking on the roof. At first, She just pretends George as a friend. But, she can’t decline that she is falling in love to George.

3.    George’s mother

She is a kind woman who takes care George. She is little bit disturbed by the way of thinking of George.

4.    George’s step father

He is a good man. He doesn’t too care to George and he is lying to George, because he said he has a job, but actually he is not.

5.    Sally’s mother

She is really a enthusiasm woman. She loves sally very much, but sally doesn’t know it. She always give advice to sally for guiding sally’s choice.

LANGUAGE EXPRESSION

Go on our business.	George wants to start the conversation.
I love you!	George admits his feeling to sally.
What did you say?	George’s step father want to excuse George.
I am always around here..	George admit that he is not going to anywhere.
I am happy for yours George.	The headmaster express his happiness.

MORAL VALUE

·      There is nothing that impossible.

·      This world is not small as like as we think.

·      Be brave, let the fear go away.

·      You can do it, if you want to try.

·      We can still keep trying while we are still breathing.