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Pay It Forward!

“Pay It Forward” is a really deep movie with multiple meanings, and one that I interpreted was people change people. The ending was really emotional but the build up to that ending was what made it super powerful. Trevor’s character made viewers connect with him, and made them feel the way he did and the way that he interacted with the other characters you find out more about Trevor as the story progresses, like how he is a kind and earnest kid. Also the movie hits you with even more emotions when in the beginning you find out that Trevor’s mom is an alcoholic, this impacted the movie because Trevor managed to make a difference even though he was in somewhat of a bad environment for kids his age. Also the character of Mr. Simonet introduced the idea of Pay it forward to Trevor but not only that he became a love interest to his mom, then somewhere along the line we find out his backstory, how his face got burnt, the environment that he grew up in and how he got out of it. The ending was very heartwarming and is a giant rollercoaster of emotions, people were in tears others were just plain out shocked by how the movie ended.