I had a different impression from Kelly's question. Sara's fight in this meant she would end up losing a child no matter what the outcome, but the way she behaved meant she was willing to lose Anna more than Kate. And that ultimately proves Anna right. Kate was all that mattered and Anna was just spare parts.
And here it is. The real reason for Sara's terrible behavior all through this film. It's not because she's fighting for Kate... maybe it was once, but now it's at the point where she's fighting almost entirely for herself, to avoid the pain of losing her favorite child no matter what pain it brings to the rest of her family.
The one thing that made Sara slightly better than in the movie version was that she finally understands what Kate was feeling when Anna explained her real reasons she was suing for medical emancipation during recess.
At this point in the movie it was clear to me everyone had accepted Kate was going to die and were coming to terms with it. I think the aunt was making an attempt for Sara to accept it as well.
They should've kept Suzanne in the movie because she was a central figure in the story. Their relationship was strained for 10 years after Sara refused to listen to her family and doctors.
When you read the book you find out that the doctor was saying kate was going to die cause her body couldn't handle another operation. Her body was in failure
I just don't see a hospital allowing it. Anna is 11, and she's not interested in organ donation. Why would you take an organ from a child? Bone marrow donation is pretty low-risk and fine for a child. Donating an organ is huge!
@@Elvis-hy2fl yeah. It’s implied she did live a long life. But it’s hard to be happy about it when the story just shows all Anna is is spare parts. I prefer the movie ending because at least Anna gets a chance to live for herself.
the big picture is if you do this? If you hold your daughter down and force her to give up her kidney against her will, she will never speak to you again. You have 3 kids and yet you’re acting like you’ll gladly kill Anna if it would save Kate. That’s not okay. But to be honest. Screw the hospital as well for even encouraging her to do this to Anna in the first place. The scene of Anna as a younger child screaming and fighting the doctors and nurses, bawling her eyes out and they just ignored her, pinned her down and sedated her…what happened to “do no harm” that was harmful, traumatic and cruel! Kids are far too young to donate, unless dead. They don’t understand the risks and complications, they can’t read or sign to acknowledge they are aware of the risks, so they shouldn’t be eligible. It’s one thing if the kids are like 12 and can listen to the complications and risks and still agree, but a five year old? 7? No. Way too young. It’s one thing to agree to donate your dead child’s organs to save another kid, but it’s a different story to take a perfectly healthy kid like Anna and pin her down to cut her open against her will.
Sarah is not a bad person and she's definately not a bad mother to be doing everything she did for Kate. Noone could ever say otherwise...but with that being said...at the end of the day how long did she expect to keep this going with Anna and essentially giving Kate just a little more time each time they needed her body medically? Regardless of the fact that Anna's life and body suffered major personal and medical trauma over the years how long did Sarah expect to keep all of it up? Sooner or later she had to come to terms with the fact that this illness would take her daughter. Not to mention the fact that it would severly mess up Anna's adult life and body more then it already was messed up cause of all the surguries and operations. Sarah is a very strong, caring and dedicated woman and mother in both the book and the movie there's no doubt about that but sooner or later she had to realize...how far could she have taken it?
You're really willing to let Kate and the rest of the family suffer forever so that you don't have to go through the pain of losing a child?! Think about what Kate wants and not what you want for once!
I couldn't agree more. What is so discusting is that who puts a child on this earth just to torture them and give a sister parts for a sick kid. The family should of gone to Boston.
This is a perfect example of toxic matriarchy: over protection; control; hyper focused on one aspect to the exclusion of everything else; not allowing those she is caretaking to breathe.
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I had a different impression from Kelly's question. Sara's fight in this meant she would end up losing a child no matter what the outcome, but the way she behaved meant she was willing to lose Anna more than Kate. And that ultimately proves Anna right. Kate was all that mattered and Anna was just spare parts.
Yeah and if Anna had died Sara wouldn’t spare her a second thought, she’d probably have another kid and do the same thing to them
@@echo-verse Especially since donors tend to leave surgery worse off than the recipient. It's very likely that Anna would die in surgery.
You have three kids lady and you only care about one!
Yep….. constantly putting one at risk to save the other without a care for their health and wellbeing
@@joannegregory3024 Or for the other child she has who has been ignored his whole life
Sometimes your siblings give you the advice you NEED, not the advice you want to hear
And here it is. The real reason for Sara's terrible behavior all through this film. It's not because she's fighting for Kate... maybe it was once, but now it's at the point where she's fighting almost entirely for herself, to avoid the pain of losing her favorite child no matter what pain it brings to the rest of her family.
She's worse in the book.
ffffffking this scene & your comment here ... so damn god !! am triggered 🌇
@@kerriethompson2073 she sure is and the book is so much better - movie ending is crap
The one thing that made Sara slightly better than in the movie version was that she finally understands what Kate was feeling when Anna explained her real reasons she was suing for medical emancipation during recess.
@@kerriethompson2073no way they could put that stuff on film tho.
At this point in the movie it was clear to me everyone had accepted Kate was going to die and were coming to terms with it. I think the aunt was making an attempt for Sara to accept it as well.
They should've kept Suzanne in the movie because she was a central figure in the story. Their relationship was strained for 10 years after Sara refused to listen to her family and doctors.
When you read the book you find out that the doctor was saying kate was going to die cause her body couldn't handle another operation. Her body was in failure
This wasn’t even about Kate anymore. It was about Sara’s ego, and she tore her family up more and more overtime
Imagine the irreparable damage you would do to your other daughter by forcing her to donate a kidney at 11
I just don't see a hospital allowing it. Anna is 11, and she's not interested in organ donation. Why would you take an organ from a child? Bone marrow donation is pretty low-risk and fine for a child. Donating an organ is huge!
And that’s why I like the way the movie ended over the book. Anna had a chance.
How did the book end?
@@Elvis-hy2fl Anna gets in to an accident and dies and donates her organs to Kate anyway.
Really? Oh my gosh. Did Kate at least live a bit longer?
@@Elvis-hy2fl yeah. It’s implied she did live a long life. But it’s hard to be happy about it when the story just shows all Anna is is spare parts. I prefer the movie ending because at least Anna gets a chance to live for herself.
Thank you very much
Most doctors would refuse take take a unwilling patients kidney especially a 11 year old
the big picture is if you do this? If you hold your daughter down and force her to give up her kidney against her will, she will never speak to you again. You have 3 kids and yet you’re acting like you’ll gladly kill Anna if it would save Kate. That’s not okay. But to be honest. Screw the hospital as well for even encouraging her to do this to Anna in the first place. The scene of Anna as a younger child screaming and fighting the doctors and nurses, bawling her eyes out and they just ignored her, pinned her down and sedated her…what happened to “do no harm” that was harmful, traumatic and cruel! Kids are far too young to donate, unless dead. They don’t understand the risks and complications, they can’t read or sign to acknowledge they are aware of the risks, so they shouldn’t be eligible. It’s one thing if the kids are like 12 and can listen to the complications and risks and still agree, but a five year old? 7? No. Way too young. It’s one thing to agree to donate your dead child’s organs to save another kid, but it’s a different story to take a perfectly healthy kid like Anna and pin her down to cut her open against her will.
And Prince Harry only thought he was spare parts
Sarah is not a bad person and she's definately not a bad mother to be doing everything she did for Kate. Noone could ever say otherwise...but with that being said...at the end of the day how long did she expect to keep this going with Anna and essentially giving Kate just a little more time each time they needed her body medically? Regardless of the fact that Anna's life and body suffered major personal and medical trauma over the years how long did Sarah expect to keep all of it up? Sooner or later she had to come to terms with the fact that this illness would take her daughter. Not to mention the fact that it would severly mess up Anna's adult life and body more then it already was messed up cause of all the surguries and operations. Sarah is a very strong, caring and dedicated woman and mother in both the book and the movie there's no doubt about that but sooner or later she had to realize...how far could she have taken it?
You're really willing to let Kate and the rest of the family suffer forever so that you don't have to go through the pain of losing a child?! Think about what Kate wants and not what you want for once!
I couldn't agree more. What is so discusting is that who puts a child on this earth just to torture them and give a sister parts for a sick kid. The family should of gone to Boston.
I know that its just a movie but this was based on a true story.
Boston?
@@calliefinck6275 Bostons children's hospital
I remember watching this movie as a kid on Lifetime with my mother. It's definitely worse now
the book is much better and quite different in one way in particular
This is a perfect example of toxic matriarchy: over protection; control; hyper focused on one aspect to the exclusion of everything else; not allowing those she is caretaking to breathe.
Yeah, taking an organ from a child is a big deal. They are young and could become quite sicker later (diabetes, cancer etc).
Tell her Kell
Low key I would have beat my sibling
anyone who has seen this movie needs to read the book .... Movie is disappointing if you have read the book
I think the ending in the movie is so much better and makes more sense.
Only in some ways
The book's ending was cheap shock-factor misery porn. The movie's isn't perfect, but it's a definite improvement.
I wanted to throw the book away after the amazing story she built only to be disgusted by the ending.
I was upset for weeks straight away. 😂
No not really I like the movie and the ending made more sense the book ending basically gave Sarah what she wanted