(Critical Analysis) - Essay Example

She goes to the extent of looting to ensure that her sick brother gets daily medicine for his survival. The film shows some religious institutions, such as church, and they way they help suffering neighbors and members. Good neighbors, like Madea and Pastor Brian, take the responsibility of taking care of these young children by giving them food and ensuring they find their relatives in town. One of the relatives is the woman named April, who is the children’s aunty. She is a nightclub singer and an alcohol addict living with a married man who has ran away from the responsibility of taking care of his family.

At the end of the film, she transforms from her past lifestyle into a loving and caring aunty and later gets married to Sandino; an immigrant who she accommodated in her basement. According to IMBd website, the film, cast actors and actress have been nominated and won several awards. Some of the awards include Bet Awards, Black Reel Awards and Image Awards in 2010. For example, in 2010, Adams Rodriguez (Sandino in the film) won the Image Awards under “the Outstanding Character in a Motion Picture.

” The film can be classified into three theories of communication namely inclusion, need for control and need for affection. The theory of inclusion applies in this film where Sandino a middle aged immigrant in search of work and a place to settle in a foreign country approaches church leaders for help. The church leader requests April to accommodate him, she allows her to stay in the basement. Sandino fits well in this theory as he seeks to be liked and loved by Jennifer and her little brothers.

He goes to the extent of buying them the syringes and medicine for Jennifer’s younger brother. Jennifer wonders why he is concerned and good to them; according to her the world is unfair and presents a tough face to all the people in it. Sandino fights to be loved by all; April included, as he repairs one of the rooms and ensures that everything is in place for the comfort of the young ones. At the end, he comes out to defend Jennifer as he was about of be raped by April’s boy friend. Sandino makes April to transform her past behavior of mistreating her niece and nephews and addiction to alcohol.

Sandino ends up to be loved by all in April’s family and church members, who end up organizing a nice wedding between him and April. The theory of need for control is also found in this film. One of the funny characters in this film is Madea, who is firm, in control and wants to be recognized as one in charge of the activities going on in her house and that of anyone she comes in contact with. The film introduces Madea from on set. She wakes up after Jennifer and her brothers try to loot her house.

She firmly disrupts her husband’s sleep, she show her power of control when she invites Jennifer and her brothers to have a meal with them. She wants them to refer to her as ‘madam’ whenever they answer her questions. She shows the control in her by driving the children to April’s house. She orders one of them to knock the door as loud as he can until April wakes up. Madea commands April to take her niece and nephews, which she accepts without further argument. Although Madea may be seen as controlling freak, Jennifer goes to her to figure out how to pray.

Though she did not understand the Biblical stories, she agreed to teach Jennifer. She extended her generosity by advising her how she could manage all her