This is one amazing woman!
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hanazdad2 — 18 years ago(July 02, 2007 10:47 PM)
She was amazing on "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" Lasse Hallstrom the director of that film is one of my favorite directors and his direction of Cates was exceptional. She played the role of a loving yet size handicapped woman of true beauty and grace. She makes you realize that peoples perception of a person based on prejudice and bigotry is wrong, immoral and sick. The scene where the old man snaps a photograph of her as she retrieves Leonardo from the police station could emotionally touch any man. That is society. That is America. That is us. The crassness and rudeness of society is instantly portrayed in that scene as Cates just walks in public. Just living her life, but to be viewed, ridiculed and humiliated for just basically living. I believe that sums up Hallstroms view on people and life. Very similar to my view. How people will act when they can. People try and act politically correct or what ever you call it normally, but like Nazi Germany people can become the lowest evil bases of man at the snap of a finger or with the slightest push or direction. That is what Hallstrom is so well at portraying in some of his films, like the great "Mitt liv som hund". And he uses Cates to portray this so well in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". I am so sorry that it is probably her size that keeps her from getting many parts, the very thing that makes her so seemingly believeable in the movie. She is a wonderful actress and I would love to see so much more of her work. She seems to be the person she is portraying. But as you can see in her character, Cates too is real, honest, living, believable but more important of all she is a human being who has feelings that should be respected and recognized. She is wonderful, she is beautiful, far more beautiful then the people who judge her. She lives and breaths and feels like all people, she has emotions and she will die as her character does and no one has any right to treat her the way she was viewed in the movie. Darlene of you see this, you are a great actress and a truly wonderful and beautiful person. Your role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" was memorable and outstanding. You are an asset to the movie business and I would love to see any work you may do in the future.
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catzoo — 18 years ago(July 02, 2007 11:28 PM)
Have you heard how she's coming along with2000 her weight loss? Johnny Depp loved working with her. That scene where she came out of the police station bothered her too. Her daughter was in the crowd to make her feel better.
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7Claudia7 — 18 years ago(March 14, 2008 03:03 PM)
she deserves respect as any other person. and not because she does something to deserve it. because she is just human, like you and me. Get this inside your head , your body fat does not define your worth as a human.
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tajiblue — 21 years ago(December 12, 2004 07:32 PM)
She is a hero because she she lives her life under extraordinary circmstances. The way most of us don't have to deal with. She is not afraid to put herself in the spotlight and show herself. I think she was wonderful in Gilbert Grape and I think she was very, very brave. If I was in her position, I wish I could be half as brave.
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kiff1235 — 21 years ago(January 05, 2005 08:43 PM)
How is she hiding herself from the world? That was a movie role. If you were like her, in a world as cruel as this one, you couldn't done what she has.
beep it Dude, let's go bowling."
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asdfsein — 21 years ago(January 12, 2005 12:03 AM)
she's a hero because she is fat and was in a movie? you do realize she took this role because they were looking for someone morbidly obese and paid her a buttload of money, right? if you guys can help me put on about 330 pounds and get me into a movie then i can be an inspirational hero too!!!!
give me a break. i dont know her circumstances, but heros generally dont let themselves get to 500 pounds. respond back when she has LOST the weight and then i will say THAT is inspirational.
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pegxlegxamanda — 17 years ago(July 30, 2008 06:00 PM)
This woman is not a hero.
She's the size of a whale, and she's still alive.
So what?
Maybe she's just lucky.
Not a hero.
Maybe if she LOST 500 pounds, well then she'd be a hero.
I don't understand the point of this topic.
People in this day and age are completely ridiculous
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syphus — 21 years ago(March 21, 2005 09:53 AM)
She lives her life under extraordinary circumstances cause she has no other choice. It's not like the weight is going to drop off at any given moment. It's like people saying cancer survivors are brave, beep that. I'm a cancer survivor myself so I can say it I'm not brave I had no choice. Not having a choice and having to face something doesn't make you brave it makes you a victim of circumstance.
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marienke — 21 years ago(April 10, 2005 05:36 AM)
I know that's what he/she says, I can read. And still I don't agree. I use my own thoughts and experiences and not theory's from magazines, how reliable those magazines might be.
I think that scientist aren't exactly clear about this particulair subject because I've read articles and spoken to professionals who suggested to me that obesity isn't always your own fault.