Why is it called 'Firstborn'?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Firstborn
punkgirly — 15 years ago(May 29, 2010 01:49 PM)
Out of al the possible titlesI know the firstborn son is the one who tries to rebel against the stepfather and creates friction with him, but the movie isn't about the son. It's not it's his tale and his story. It's about the family and the mom's drug abuse and the stepdad.
So why "Firstborn"? Why not something more like "A Family's Mess" or "Descent Into Destruction"? -
fatcouchpotato — 15 years ago(August 05, 2010 04:03 AM)
I do see your point and to elaborate
upon it further let me point out a few things.- Jake was the man of the house for the two years after his parents split up/divorced and the Firstborn title relays that by having the majority the story's taking place with Jake in the center figuring things out.
- The title I mentioned 'Moving In' was only the working title while filming. The book was known as Firstborn as well.
- While the word firstborn may refer to the child who is born first. It is the title in life that brings that word to a higher meaning. Think about how in traditional era's how the firstborn would have been seen as the protector when the father figure is absent?
That's all.
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Howlin Wolf — 12 years ago(June 22, 2013 01:35 PM)
I disagree; it is Jake's story. He's the one who first cops on to how Sam is bad news, sees the drug taking, finds the drugs, etc The key events the viewer is shown are seen from his perspective.
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SilverGameDog — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 10:54 PM)
What?! Did we even watch the same movie?
It is definitely about the character of Jake. The movie is entirely from his point of view.
He is the films protagonist.
I might agree that there could be a better title, but to say the film isn't about the first born son is just silly