Movie Review Mike O Donnell Essay - 1641 Words

Mike O’Donnell, a thirty-seven year old Caucasian man, is the character we will be focusing on throughout this paper. He is a father of two kids, Maggie and Alex, and currently going through a failing marriage to his high school sweetheart Scarlet. Mike is also employed in a dead end job where he has no hope of moving up the corporate ladder. Due to his failing marriage and struggles at work, Mike has become very unhappy with how his life has turned out. Miraculously, Mike is given the opportunity to become a teenage again. He is now nearly the same age as his children; which causes certain issues and realizations throughout the movie. Many issues play out throughout the movie due to Mike not initially being able to fit in with the adolescents. Another common issue that is seen throughout the movie is the faulty relationship he currently has with his family. Throughout the movie he slowly begins to repair the relationship with his families. In the end of the movie, Mike realiz es how great his life really was. He is able to become his actual age again, and vastly improves his relationship with his family. Many different concepts can be applied to Mike O’Donnell’s life throughout the movie. A major concept Mike O’Donnell displays is self-esteem. According to the notes provided in class, self-esteem is based on how someone sees their self worth as well as how others perceive them. During high school Mike was use to being seen as one of the most popular kids in the school.