Magnifico Reaction Paper

Magnifico (2003) is a poignant and motivating movie about a young Filipino boy who, despite his lack of intelligence, remained optimistic which enabled him to help not only his family but also those living within their community. Because of his profound generosity and sympathy to the people around him, he was able to change their lives. Eventually, they have developed a positive outlook in life.
The film opens with the birth of Magnifico in their home – which is evidently a typical house of a poor rural family in the Philippines. His peculiar name was acquired by his father, Gerry, from a magician of the same name. Because of his amazement to the magic tricks the performer showed, he named him that. Gerry – whose only amusement is the rubik’s cube he got during the town carnival in the previous year – is a carpenter but does not have a regular employment while Edna, Magnifico’s mother, stitches embroideries for a living. He has an older brother named Miong who was expected by his father to save their family from poverty but unfortunately lost his scholarship in a particular university in Manila; and a younger sister named Helen who has cerebral palsy depriving her from walking and speaking comprehensively. Their family was greatly impoverished that their father could hardly provide for their everyday needs.
At the outset, Magnifico saw his friend Lia grieving for the death of her puppy on his way home. Greatly saddened by this incident, he gave her a new one which he got from his neighbour. Another minor character of the movie is Ka Doring, a strict ill-tempered old woman living in the cemetery who is usually teased by the kids passing through her house because of the hoarse voice she has. Due to this, Magnifico gave her a bottle of herbal medicine which he got from his grandmother but she threw this away suspecting that Magnifico was just like the other kids making fun of her.
As soon as Miong arrived from Manila, his grandmother Magda had encountered a serious