1. In 25 words, explain what your purpose is in life or what moments or things in your life give you purpose (honest answer because this will relate to an essay you have to write). If you don’t know, explain might be impacting your ability to see your purpose. Or how not knowing your purpose is impacting your current life.
Marcus's Home Life
Pets:
Main color:
How he feels about life:
Cleanliness:
Items:
Will's Home Life
Pets:
Main color:
How he feels about life:
Cleanliness:
Items:
1. What is Will’s purpose in life?
2. What is Marcus’s meaning in life?
3. How do the characters’ families try to influence Will’s and Marcus’s purpose?
Will:
Marcus:
4. How does Will try to deepen his purpose in life?
5. How does Marcus try to deepen his?
Additional Questions if you watch the whole film:
At one point in the film, Will tries to improve Marcus’s life by buying him shoes. After viewing this scene, what is the writer’s deeper meaning about clothing?
Frankenstein’s monster is back! How are Will and the monster alike?
Look at the relationships between parents and children within the film. Again, what message is the author trying to send us about this delicate relationship?
How are Will and Marcus alike?
What impact did Will’s father have on him? Is Will proud of his father’s song or does he have an issue with it? If so, what?
What is the deeper meaning of Will singing with his eyes closed?
List reason’s why Will is interested in his girlfriend. (Think about the other women he has dated, think about her personality, think about Will’s personality, etc.)
List reason’s why Marcus is interested in his girlfriend. (Think about the Marcus's mom, think her personality, think about Marcus’s personality, etc.)
What is the writer trying to tell us about relationships?
This is a film of atypical relationships with only one example of a “normal” relationship. What do you think the writer is trying to say about family life after you review these relationships?
Important Quotes:
Quote #1
No man is an island. . .
Quote #2
The thing is, a person's life is like a TV show. I was the star of The Will Show. And The Will Show wasn't an ensemble drama. Guests came and went, but I was the regular. It came down to me and me alone. If Marcus' mum couldn't manage her own show, if her ratings were falling, it was sad, but that was her problem. Ultimately, the whole single mum plotline was a bit complicated for me.
Quote #3
Me, I didn't mean anything. About anything, to anyone. And I knew that guaranteed me a long, depression-free life.
Quote 4
Will: I find the key is to think of a day as units of time, each unit consisting of no more than thirty minutes. Full hours can be a little bit intimidating and most activities take about half an hour. Taking a bath: one unit, watching countdown: one unit, web-based research: two units, exercising: three units, having my hair carefully disheveled: four units. It's amazing how the day fills up, and I often wonder, to be absolutely honest, if I'd ever have time for a job; how do people cram them in?
Quote #5
Real life requires us to be vulnerable. We have to take the chance of being hurt by others, and sometimes we might be hurt. But finding real relationships and real friends makes life so much richer.
No man is an island. . .
Quote #2
The thing is, a person's life is like a TV show. I was the star of The Will Show. And The Will Show wasn't an ensemble drama. Guests came and went, but I was the regular. It came down to me and me alone. If Marcus' mum couldn't manage her own show, if her ratings were falling, it was sad, but that was her problem. Ultimately, the whole single mum plotline was a bit complicated for me.
Quote #3
Me, I didn't mean anything. About anything, to anyone. And I knew that guaranteed me a long, depression-free life.
Quote 4
Will: I find the key is to think of a day as units of time, each unit consisting of no more than thirty minutes. Full hours can be a little bit intimidating and most activities take about half an hour. Taking a bath: one unit, watching countdown: one unit, web-based research: two units, exercising: three units, having my hair carefully disheveled: four units. It's amazing how the day fills up, and I often wonder, to be absolutely honest, if I'd ever have time for a job; how do people cram them in?
Quote #5
Real life requires us to be vulnerable. We have to take the chance of being hurt by others, and sometimes we might be hurt. But finding real relationships and real friends makes life so much richer.
