Review: Movie River
David Blackman- SWK 3370- Frozen River
In the movie “Frozen River”, we meet a family consisting of a mother, Ray, and her two sons: T.J. who is fifteen years old and Ricky who is five years old. Their father, Troy is presently not active in the family as he just took the savings they had been collecting for a double wide and went out to gamble it.
From a micro/ mezzo perspective:
Communication
The family seems strong willed and very attached to each other.
However, TJ seems to be a little defiant towards Ray when it comes to his role in the family.
With his father gone, TJ wants to take up a more adult role as a provider.
Ray wants TJ to focus on his schooling and helping to take care of his little brother Ricky.
The family’s main focus seems to be taking care of Ricky and making sure he is sheltered from what’s going on.
Strengths
The kids still have love for their father, Ricky doesn’t seem to know what his father has done.
Ray and TJ have kept any talk about issue quieted so he can’t hear them.
Ray has been working part time for two years, but her boss refuses to put her on full time because he sees her as “temporary”.
Ray is still working hard to fulfill her promise of a double wide to her children
Barriers
Ray seems to be struggling with depression and feels guilty about having to turn away the double wide until she can come up with the rest of the deposit.
The family is having financial issues due to the fact that the father, Troy, ran away to gamble their savings.
The family home, a trailer, is very old and deteriorating.
The weather is very cold as it is December in Minnesota
Ray has worked the same part time job at Yankee Dollar for two years. The family ate at the table which lately consisted of popcorn and Tang. Ray headed into the reservation to find her husband and even though some locals have issue with her being there, she presses on even to the point of reclaiming her husband’s car that was stolen by a young Native American woman named Lila.
In the movie “Frozen River”, we meet a family consisting of a mother, Ray, and her two sons: T.J. who is fifteen years old and Ricky who is five years old. Their father, Troy is presently not active in the family as he just took the savings they had been collecting for a double wide and went out to gamble it.
From a micro/ mezzo perspective:
Communication
The family seems strong willed and very attached to each other.
However, TJ seems to be a little defiant towards Ray when it comes to his role in the family.
With his father gone, TJ wants to take up a more adult role as a provider.
Ray wants TJ to focus on his schooling and helping to take care of his little brother Ricky.
The family’s main focus seems to be taking care of Ricky and making sure he is sheltered from what’s going on.
Strengths
The kids still have love for their father, Ricky doesn’t seem to know what his father has done.
Ray and TJ have kept any talk about issue quieted so he can’t hear them.
Ray has been working part time for two years, but her boss refuses to put her on full time because he sees her as “temporary”.
Ray is still working hard to fulfill her promise of a double wide to her children
Barriers
Ray seems to be struggling with depression and feels guilty about having to turn away the double wide until she can come up with the rest of the deposit.
The family is having financial issues due to the fact that the father, Troy, ran away to gamble their savings.
The family home, a trailer, is very old and deteriorating.
The weather is very cold as it is December in Minnesota
Ray has worked the same part time job at Yankee Dollar for two years. The family ate at the table which lately consisted of popcorn and Tang. Ray headed into the reservation to find her husband and even though some locals have issue with her being there, she presses on even to the point of reclaiming her husband’s car that was stolen by a young Native American woman named Lila.
References: Good Therapy. (07-03-2015). Psychotherapy for Family Problems. Retrieved from http://www.goodtherapy.org/therapy-for-family-problems.html Hunt, C. (Director). (2010). Frozen River [Motion picture on DVD]. Xenix film. Ludwig, Jens, Greg J. Duncan, and Paul Hirschfield. Urban Poverty and Juvenile Crime: Evidence From a Randomized Housing-Mobility Experiment. 20 April 2000. Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario. (n.d.). The Effects of Gambling on Families: Impact on Children. Retrieved from https://www.problemgambling.ca/EN/GettingHelp/Pages/TheEffectsOfGambling.aspx