1、My Sisters KeeperMy Sisters Keeper A story about loveThe Director of this filmThe Director of this film He was born in New York City, on 21th,May,1959.Nick CassavetesNominatedGolden Palmfor: Shes So Lovely(1997)WonDirectors Week Awardfor: Unhook the Stars (1996)WonDaytime EmmyOutstanding Children/Yo

2、uth/Family Specialfor: The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003) The honour that he has gainedThe novel that it based onThe author of the novel Jodi PicoultHer novel:Her novel: Picture PerfectPicture Perfect（19951995） Mercy Mercy （19961996） The Pact The Pact （19981998） Keeping FaithKeeping Faith（19991999）

3、Plain TruthPlain Truth（20002000） Salem FallsSalem Falls（20012001） Perfect MatchPerfect Match（20022002） Second GlanceSecond Glance（2003)2003) My Sisters Keeper( 2004) My Sisters Keeper( 2004) Vanishing ActsVanishing Acts（2005 2005 ） The Tenth CircleThe Tenth Circle（20062006） The story After a couple

4、finds that their daughter is After a couple finds that their daughter is stricken with leukemia, they conceives a younger stricken with leukemia, they conceives a younger sister who can provide a donor match. So a sister who can provide a donor match. So a younger sister is born in order to save her

5、 elder younger sister is born in order to save her elder sister. This specical younger sister is named Anna.sister. This specical younger sister is named Anna. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless age

6、thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood.leukemia that has plagued her since ch

7、ildhood. Anna was conceived as a bone marrow Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never challenged. has never challenged. After years of medical procedures, the healthy After years of medical procedures, the h

8、ealthy younger sibling sues her parents for the right to younger sibling sues her parents for the right to decide how her body is used.decide how her body is used. But,Annas mother doesnt give up to save But,Annas mother doesnt give up to save his elder daughter, she thinks that Anna should his elde

9、r daughter, she thinks that Anna should devote some parts of her body to save her sister.devote some parts of her body to save her sister. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is.who she truly is. But unlike most teenager

10、s, she has always been But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will te

11、ar her family apart and have perhaps fatal that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.consequences for the sister she loves. Finally, Anna decides to save her sister use Finally, Anna decides to save her sister use her body. And this decision is made

12、 by her body. And this decision is made by herself, she gets the right to decide how her herself, she gets the right to decide how her body is used. body is used. The topic that the film talks about Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a childs life, even if that means infringing up

13、on the rights of another? Should we follow our own heart, or let others Should we follow our own heart, or let others lead us? lead us? This film examines what it means to be a good This film examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister and a good person. parent, a good sister and a goo

14、d person. My feedback I think the core of this film is “love”. I think the core of this film is “love”. In the process of our growth,we will accept a lot In the process of our growth,we will accept a lot love from our family. love from our family. We have many keepers when we growing up. We have man

15、y keepers when we growing up. When we young we always complians that the When we young we always complians that the love which we gets from our family is unequal, love which we gets from our family is unequal, we may think our sister or borther gets more love we may think our sister or borther gets

16、more love from our parents like Anna in the film.from our parents like Anna in the film. Love is not a simple thing as we usually see,the core of love is held very deep, you should use your heart to feel it. If you found the love that ignored by you, you can get the happiness too. We should know how to be a good person when we growing up