Freak the Mighty

I watched this movie in the listening class. To be honest, it's a warm story which between a slow learner and a tiny, crippled genius. Max is a slow learner who is too large for his age. He lives with his gram and grim, the parents of his mother. He's always teased by other boys. Freak is a disabled who suffer from rare disease. These two people are neighbors. The school asks Freak to assist Max to overcome his problem, so they have lots of time to get along with each other. Freak is the brain of Max and Max is the legs of Freak. Both of them don't have friends, but they become friends of each other now. Freak teaches Max about King Arthur and his loyal knights. They are trying to act like noble knights. At this time, Freak is sent to hospital because his condition of disease is getting serious which means he has no more time left. They give a purse back to a woman who is robbed by gang. However, this woman is an old friend of Max's father who is a killer. Max's father, Kenny, once killed Max's mother so Max's grim and gram try hard to keep Max away from him. Kenny is paroled and he hopes to see his son which is forbidden in law after the killing. Therefore, Kenny kidnapped his own son. He wants to take Max away so he ties him on the chair. At the same time, the woman uses the delicious food as an excuse and hands him a knife secretly. Because of Max's clumsy behavior, the knife is discovered by Kenny and Kenny is going to kill the woman. Kenny thinks she makes his son turn against him. Max gets rid of the rope and speaks out his hatred for his father. Just at the important minute, Freak finds and rescues him. At Christmas time, they eat together. Freak gives Max an empty book with title "Freak the Mighty." On the next day, Freak passed away.

The most impressive sentence is: His heart is too big for his body. It's said by Freak's mother who comforts Max. I see the true friendship between these two boys. Even Freak is a genius, he still needs friends. As for Max, he overcomes his difficulty of speaking in the end. He cherishes Freak in his heart although Freak is dead. It's so touching!