During our English class last week, we watched a movie called Step Brothers. The movie stars Will Ferrell as Brennan Huff, John Reilly as Dale Doback, Mary Steenburgen as Nancy Huff (Brennan's mother) and Richard Jenkins as Robert Doback (Dale's father.) The summary of the story is about two men named Brennan and Dale, who are 40 years old still living under their parents roof. When both parents (Robert and Nancy) meet at a convention they "hit it off" right from the start. They got married and moved in with each-other and their son's. Brennan and Dale had a pretty rough start. Let's just say, there was no brotherly love. Dale and Brennan were not happy with the situation at all. "I'm not gonna call him Dad!"- Brennan. They fought so much, outside on the front lawn and in the house. After many torturous nights with constant sleep walking, fighting and stress, Nancy and Robert decide that it is time to "push them out of the nest." They were angry and often blamed each-other, until they met Derek (Brennan's brother.) He was cruel and loved to make life hard for Brennan. After a rough night of name calling and embarrassment from Derek, Brennan and Dale find out they have a lot in common and become best friends. Eventually, they were forced to go to Job interview's and grow up! They decide they want to make a business called Prestigious Worldwide, but it all went down hill after they destroyed their dad's boat. Nancy and Robert were so fed up with everything that they decided to separate and get a divorce. Brennan and Dale were forced to move out and get a job. "I'm so fucking miserable, I had to get up at 10 o'clock this morning. -Dale. When Brennan got a promotion at his job, he got to run the "Cantilena wine mixer" where his whole family was attending. Everything was going great for Brennan until the band for the party quit. He did not know what to do. Robert told them to go up there and sing and play the drums, but they gave up childish things. Robert told them that his dad once told him "Bobby, you are 17, it's time to throw childish things aside." His point was that even though I was forced to grow up, I always have that child deep down inside. Brennan and Dale go up on stage and "save the day!" It all ends with re-marriage and to 40 year old men who finally grew up but never let their inner child die. This movie, although very funny, had some real life lesson's and left me with questions such as, when is to old for childish adventures? What age should you stop relying on your parents? These are serious topics to think about.
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