Maria Monica Ana A.

Mendoza
BSEd-ENG 1

Movie Review of THE OTHER SISTER

Carla Tate has a disability and was sent to a school where she is protected and guided by the
teachers and doctors. She returned home after graduation. A lot of things happened that took
place within the circle of family: Carla’s independence, Heather acceptance as gay, and the likes.
This story shares a heart-warming experience of courage, patience, honesty, love and family.
Mrs. Tate was overprotective to her daughter, Carla, because she doesn’t want her to be hurt and
doesn’t want the accident to happen again. As much as Carla wanted to be independent on her
own, she left home and went back to her previous school. The teacher/doctor advices the parents
to give her independence to learn how to survive on her own. She then granted her wish to enroll
into a Polytech school and met Daniel McMann along the way. Daniel shares the same disability
like Carla. The two became very close and became lovers, and married at the end of the movie.
There are a lot of things that I have learned from this movie including how the characters to
change. For starters, Carla changed a ton, but it was the mother that have changed her character
so much in the movie. She was a strong and loving mother who only wanted what’s best for her
daughters and family. Sure, she may have been rough and difficult at first, yet it was Carla that
have changed her little by little. There was a scene where she and her husband talked how it
frightens her leave Carla on her own and doubted her way of caring for her, but to me, she is a
mother beyond compare. I applaud her patience handling Carla on her own care. That being said,
mothers truly are the best. The father has also made a great appearance of strength of his deep
affection of understanding, caring, wisdom and love of family. I also applaud for his well-acted
part as the father. He also showed loyalty that he will never abandon his family, and continues to
protect it no matter the cost. I also loved how he continues to praise and appreciate his wife no
matter how many times they fought with each other. Carla’s sisters, maidservant, and Ernie also
took part on the character development of Mrs. Tate and give rise to awareness and love instead
of ignorance and hatred. For me, they are too perfect to be the consoler of Carla and Daniel,
however, they stay beside them whenever they needed help. I am fond with Carla and Daniel
relationship in the movie. It keeps me smiling and laughing all the time, especially the scene
when they studied how to do the lovemaking. It may seem funny but it is not something to laugh
at since they are humans and they feel the same way as we do, and they do have that urgency to
do it someday. It is up to us (or the parents) to guide them to the right path. I am honored that I
have watched this movie. Having disability is nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing is also wrong in
and about them. From what I have seen, people should not mistreat them as unfortunate,
unlucky, unloved, and unwelcomed. We need to voice out love, acceptance to these people like
what we do to the LGBT community. Indeed, the other sister is nothing like the rest.