Not Easily Broken: The Movie

Sections that were minimized in the movie:

• The amount of time spent at the hospital between Dave and Clarice
• The amount of time it took Clarice to get better.
• The involvement of Michelle with helping Clarice’s marriage.
• The involvement of Dave with the kids of the city.
• The connection between Julie and Dave.
• Counseling sessions between Dace and Clarice.
• Julie and Dave’s lunch that was interrupts by Brock.
• Julie and her ex. Husband at the hospital.
• Julie and her family at the hospital.

Sections that were emphasized in the movie:

• The wedding between Dave and Clarice.
• The way Clarice belittle Dave
• Arguments between Clarice and Dave before the accident.
• Clarice depression
• Clarice mother’s attitude.
• The control Clarice mother had over her.
• Tension between Julie and Clarice at the first meeting.
• Confrontation between Julie and Clarice.
• Bryson’s death

Added Scenes:

• Tree, was added as another friend of Dave
• Derris Father was added with a story line that he became a thug after he lost his baseball scholarship to Dave
• Hoop nights was added to emphasize the tension between Darius dad and Dave
• Clarice confronted Julie at her house rather than at the hair salon
• A scene of how music was stress reliever for Dave

The Way in which music was used:

• Classical music was used throughout the movie. A slow tempo type if classical music demonstrated sadness while a fast tempo type of classical music demonstrated happiness.
  Slow jams were used during Dave’s stress reliever scene. A fast tempo type of hip hop was used during Dave’s voice over or whenever Derris father entered the scene.
  Camera Angles:
• Most of the movie was shot in a medium shoot or long shot. The reason for this placing is because the director wanted his viewers to feel as if they were looking into these peoples life, as if they were stalkers. He only put a couple of different shoots and that was only to emphasize the reaction of the actors and actresses.
• A reaction shot was seen when Dave told Clarice she was sounding like her mother right before the accident.
• A point of view shoot was taken when the car slammed into Dave and Clarice.
• Another reaction shoot was seen when Clarice approached Dave and explained how sorry she was for belittling him and how much she missed him.
• An over the shoulder shot was seen when Dave kissed her.
• Montage occurred right after this scene. This symbolized the amount of time that passed after they got back together.
• The last scene of the movie was a reaction shoot between Dave and Clarice when she told him that she was pregnant. It then blended into a bird’s eye view shoot that showed the two hugged together. It then turned into a crane shoot showing the city and ending with a shoot of the sky.
  

Recurring Images:

• The wedding of Dave and Clarice
• The sky with clouds moving.

Changed Scenes:

• Julie and Dave were not interrupted by Brock at lunch but rather at Bryson’s meet.
• Julie was confronted by Clarice at home rather in a hair salon.
• Bryson died during a meet rather than having fun with friends.
• Dave and Clarice went to the pastor for counseling rather than Carmen.
  

Not Easily Broken Pages 186- 225

Summary:
Dave rushed to the hospital running through three red lights on the way. Once he entered the hospital he’s mind was only thinking about hoe Julie was reacting towards the news of her son’s death. The first thing he seen entering the waiting room was Julie and a man that look like her father. The first thing she said to him was that she couldn’t believe that Bryson was really gone. Dave responded by telling her that he would be there to comfort her for as long as she feels necessary. Just then her hysterical ex husband came in crying and sobbing for his dead son that he had not seen in 2 years. Dave decided to take Julie on a ride around the neighborhood to get her away from her family and her fake ex husband. He took her to a café but she did not want to eat.

While Dave was at the diner with Julie, Clarice was at the hotel when her bible dropped open to Ecclesiasts, it opened to the exact passage that was read on their wedding day. This passage talked about a marriage that is covered by got can is not easily broken. She then realized that she had forgotten the reason why she and Dave had gotten married in the first place. She remembered all the good times she spent with her husband and the horrible way she treated him during these last few years. As soon as she realized this she immediately called Carmen for an appointment to see if their marriage was savable or even worth saving. While talking with Carmen, Clarice asked her if she thought that she could fix her marriage. Ironically, Carmen referred to that same text in the bible. She said that if God wanted their marriage to be, he will work things out.

During this time, Dave and Julie were still together. Dave was trying his best to comfort women who had lost her son but he had no idea. That is when Julie confronted Dave asking him to love her in a way her son would never be able to. That is when she made a move on Dave. He began to kiss her when he thought about how this may hurt Clarice. That is when he realized he loved his wife tremendously and he could not afford to lose her. He left Julie’s house and went straight home. When he entered the house, he realized that Clarice was standing right their. All night, Clarice and Dave talked. One listened while the other spoke and surprisingly they were begging to comprehend what the other’s point has been all these years.

The story ends with the baseball team winning the championship. Julie and Brock began a relationship because Brock was there to comfort Julie when Dave had left. Dave and Clarice were still married and the visits to Carmen were just to strengthen their marriage not to save it. The main outcome of the story was that Clarice finally realized why Dave had love coaching the boys.

Quotation:

“The road may go down and it may go up, but as long as you keep walking, you’re going to get there. Just don’t sit down on the side” (Jakes 244)

Reflection:

This quote describes exactly how life was for these characters. First they started off smoothly without any worry, and then things began to get a little shaky. After things had nearly disappeared they had realized that they were strong and can be persistent and they ended their journey.

Not Easily Broken Pages 125-185

Summary:
Feeling unwanted by Clarice, Dave began to look for that feeling in Julie. Feeling bored on evening, Dave called Julie asking her if she like to go to lunch with him. At lunch, they were laughing, talking and were having had a good time. Julie then revealed to Dave that she was beginning to have feelings for him. She said that it had been a long time since she had feeling like that for a man. At that point Brock had spotted then and interrupted their good time. Dave began to become irtiable. He had a little jealously for the way Brock was hitting on Julie. When Brock tried to confront Dave later at practice, Dave became very defensive and standoffish.

Felling like she losing her husband Clarice began telling Michelle how she feeling and how Dave’s been quiet and was being very nonchalant towards her. Michelle told Clarice a couple words of encouragement and told her she should consider going to a marriage counselor.

When Dave came home Clarice confronted him. Dave then became very defensive and once again became irritable He was upset about the fact that Clarice thought he was sleeping with Julie. Dave then began to tell Clarice that Julie appreciated him and that is what he needed. When she asked him if she had feeling for her, he told her he didn’t know. At the end of the argument they both agreed that they wanted to work things out and she needed to end all connection with Julie and Clarice was going to find a new physical therapist. Clarice also told him about her depression. At counseling Clarice and Dave were able to express themselves yet things remained unsolved because they both were unsolved because they both were unwilling to change.

Julie was hurt when Dave told her he could no longer she her. She was also upset that Bryson lost a male figure who was very interested in him. Brock the called her asking about her well-being and Bryson. Julie was amazed at the support she was getting and was grateful. Upset at the way Clarice and her mother had been acting, Dave called Julie to see how he was holding up and how Bryson’s meet went. When Julie got off the phone with Dave she walked into the same salon that Clarice and her mother were in. No confrontation erupted but tension was in the air. Meanwhile, Dave was a Brock’s house to apologize for his behavior and got a little upset when he seen that Brock was working out and was talking with Julie.

While watching the news Clarice and Dave seen that a kid had died at the YMCA while doing a back flip off of the diving board. Both were shocked to realize that the kid who had died was Bryson. Dave immediately grabbed his keys to rush to the hospital and comfort Julie. Before he could leave out the door, Clarice gave Dave an ultimatum. Either he went with someone to the hospital or she would be gone by the time he got back. Dave chooses to go to the hospital.

Quotation:

“No… I been listening to you for the last fifteen year (Jakes 185).”

Reflection:
Here Dave expressed the way he felt throughout their fifteen years of marriage. He could not believe that Clarice was giving him and ultimanium at this point in time. I can understand Dave’s anger towards this whole situation because she was a little out of line in my opinion. Although he should have went with his wife to the hospital she should not have messed with his emotions at that time.

Not Easily Broken Pages 61- 119

Summary:
Immediately after Clarice’s surgery, David began looking for a physical therapist to start building strength in Clarice’s leg. He then came across women named Julie Sawyer. She was willing to run house calls which was perfect for Clarice’s condition. Once Julie met with Clarice, she immediately realizes that Clarice was depressed and a friendship was formed. Feeling useless and extremely bored, Clarice called her job and told them she would be returning to work. Once she returned to work her assistant Michelle also realize something was wrong with Clarice. She began having a conversation with Clarice. During this conversation Clarice revealed that her leg was taking a big toile on her emotional state.

During that time Clarice’s mother had called to let her know she was on her way to the house to spend the week. Claries mother is very control live and she has a very strong personality that does not rub well with Dave. When Dave went to go ask caprice what was the reason her mother was staying he realized that she was extremely fidgety and turned the computer off as soon as he entered the room. He did not think too much of the situation and figured it was something from work.

At the end of the first physical therapy lesson, Julie’s car would not start and she was going to be late to pick up her son. In order to prevent that from happening Dave gave her a ride and offered to pay to fix her car. That situation was the beginning of the relationship between Dave and Julie. During this ride Dave met Julie’s son Bryson and invited him to join him once baseball practice to see how he would like it.

Bryson took Dave up on his offer and actually did really good at the practice when it came to getting along with the kids. He had gained much respect from these kids and Dave was very surprised and also kind of proud of him. The relation between Dave and Clarice was also becoming worse. They no longer talked everyday. It actually got to a point in which they would go days without talking. During this time Clarice had become very excluded and quiet. That caused Dave to feel useless and unwanted. His reaction was to act like he no longer cared about her. He began taking phone calls outside and coming home later than usual. This cause Clarice to question him causing even more seperation between the two.

Quotation:

"Who was that on the phone?" "Nobody" (Jakes 117).

Reaction:
This quote represents the type of question Clarice was asking Dave when she suspected him of cheating. I do not blame her for questioning her husband but I also do not blame Dave for his reaction. As a married couple Clarice should want her husband to care for her and she should want to be the center of all his thoughts but she wants the opposite. She wants Dave to be as far away from her as possible. I do not think that the way in which Dave is handling the situation is correct but I do understand the idea that he wants to catch Clarice’s attention some way. I hope that things do not escalate pass this point because you can tell that Dave has a lot of love for his wife.

Not Easily Broken

Summary:

Dave and Clarice Johnson is a professional couple who is struggling with their marriage. Clarice is an independent woman who was raised to be independent and to get things for her. Dave is a caring and loving man who feels inferior and unwanted by his wife and he begins to lose interest in their relationships. One evening when Clarice and Dave were running late for a function, in which Clarice was to receive an award, a drunken man hit the side of Dave’s truck causing Clarice’s leg to be broken in several places. This was the first day that Dave was able to feel like he was wanted and needed by his wife and it caused him much joy. Unfortunately, this feeling did not last long because she soon realized that she will be unable to walk for several months. She immediately went into an independent mode and asked the doctor to begin the procedure to insert a metal plate into her leg. Although Clarice was beginning to shut down, the relationship between her and her husband was getting a little stronger because he was caring for her and treating her like a princess. The doctors asked him to immediately start looking for a physical therapist and that is exactly what he did.

Quotation:

" I'm not saying you shouldn't do all you can, baby. I'm just saying that sometimes you got to let other people help, for a change." "Why? So you can feel important?"(Jakes 35)

Reflection:

This quotation demonstrates the relationship between Clarice and David. This quote shows the way in which their marriage is failing. During the time of an injury, you would expect that someone may want to be vulnerable or want someone to care for them but in Clarice’s case she wClarice excludes Dave from her. She refuses to be vulnerable and that is the reason whyants the complete opposite. I think that the only way that Clarice and Dave will be able to fix their marriage is if Clarice can expose her true feeling to Dave and if Dave can respect the shyness that Clarice hides behind.