Lodronio, Louise Ashley H.

ABMMA-2

Movie Reflections:

❖ What struck you most about the movie? What made it most striking to you?

What struck me the most is that with a little faith in your darkest days can bring a glimmer of
hope or a helping hand to guide you out of your struggles. Seeing how Ms. Thompson changed
and resorted to understanding Teddy after learning about the struggles and reasons to why he
behaved in such an odd way made her help Teddy's life was a big character development for
her and for Teddy. However, it was actually Teddy helping her become a better person for the
people around her, herself, and towards Teddy. Basically, what I understood is that we all could
learn something from anyone and reflect on that as a lesson or a virtue that we could
implement in our lives.

Other Reflection Questions:

❖ In what way(s) do you see yourself in Teddy?

The struggle and time it took for Teddy needed to overcome his problems is what resonated
with me the most on how I behave when encountering something that pains me. It's often hard
to reach out for help to a few people since I don't really have that big of a friend group to talk
to but sometimes miracles does happen when someone you wouldn't have expected to be by
your side decides to lift you up from your sadness. Often, that motivates me to do better with
my life and the choices that I make because of those that helped me.

❖ What experiences can you recall?

During this quarantine I've had several mental and personal problems about myself with my
family. I often bottle them up for the fact that I see myself as a burden to vent out to others.
But when a friend noticed I wasn't active or online for a while they decided to talk to me
through call and asked how I was and what had happened. It was a moment of relief and
happiness for me from my dark days knowing my worth through that person that reached out
to me.

❖ Who do you consider as Ms. Thompsons in your life?

Mostly my friends and enemies.

❖ What roles did they have in your life? How did they influence your development as a
person?
Friends have taught me to reach out to others, and myself, and become more aware with how
each thing we say or do, whether we do it unconsciously or not, would always have an impact
to someone's life no matter what, who, or where they're from. In addition, we should be
considerate of other's feelings, as well as having empathy to understand one's flaws. The
enemies I've encountered in my life have also taught me a lesson to be strong and not stoop
low for the sake of my being and to help those who may have also encountered what it feels
like to be in the rut to motivate or inspire them to rise up from the negativity.

❖ How are you expressing your gratitude to these persons (comparing with Teddy)?
I would check up on them from time to time or when I notice they've been acting differently,
but if they don't feel confident in sharing I would find alternatives to at least keep their mood
up and remind them of their worth and how much they mean to me and other prominent
people in their lives. I respect the boundaries they would often put to avoid unnecessary
confrontations, but when the going gets tough and they end up becoming stubborn that would
hurt themselves or others, I step up and real talk on the changes they've made as a person to
motivate them.

❖ Any other insight / reflection?

I'm thankful to have the opportunity to experience both sides of the coin in my life for the
better and for the worse that enabled me to develop and become the kind of person I am
today.