Cider House Rules is a drama, the main idea of which is accepting or not abortions in the society and among folks. It is Dr.Larch and Homer (Dr.Larch's pupil and surrogate son), characters through whom the director reveals us the abortion dilemma. There are two thoughts stated in the film and after each there stands one of those characters. Dr.Larch, talented ether-addicted doctor, living in the orphanage among small kids (whom he names "life"), delivers babies and performs abortions. One of his clever thoughts hinting the problem of abortions was in the beginning of the film, where he told that "that was women, who need help", not their babies. Being wise person, he looked at the problem of abortion from the perspective of women. He was so understandable that "just gives them what they want; an orphan or an abortion". His vision of the problem is more clear-headed than cruel, unsuitable. This is the basic character trough which the director shows his own attitude toward the abortion. Dr.Larch's worldview toward abortion does not show some ridiculous struggle with the society, which states that abortion illegal. Through Dr.Larch and later the monologue of dieing Mr.Rose the director points that "…sometimes you have to break some rules to put things right". There is an interesting scene where Dr.Larch and Homer argue (the scene after the death of young pregnant girl). There they speak about the responsibility, and Homer insists on control of the orphan. What does he know about responsibility? He made love with Candy for the first time. At that moment he did not think about responsibility. What if they made a baby at that time – Homer's negative monologue concerning abortions would not be authoritative. So, from one perspective it is Homer's childishness and idealized nature which can not understand Dr.Larch's view. But is that all or maybe there are other factors, combined with childishness, made Homer judgmental. Later, there is an excellent scene, where Homer and Dr.Larch correspond. It seems that Homer goes after the social rules. He knows that abortion is illegal, immoral, and those facts also disturb the orphan to accept the Dr.Larch's point of view. In the scene it is shown how Homer, cleaning the house, replaces the cider house rules. It's like a hint – rules are the society rules, and leaving them the director shows that Homer is not read to abandon society's judgmental thoughts. Another significant detail is the cider house rules themselves. There was a scene when Homer reads rules up to the end. "We (who live there) the ones who makes up rules" and sometimes you have to break some rules to put things right. At that point I remember the scene when Dr.Larch amazed Homer's high expectations of people. Maybe Homer's rule about being responsible was like those cider house rules. Not facing something a person can not judgmentally behave. There was no strict point in the film that in order to make an objective state you must face, experience corresponding problem. No! The important thing is being able to look from different perspective. And sometimes it is possible (to be objective) only after feeling till the end the problem. That's what made Homer open his eyes and look wider – Rose's pregnancy. Homer performs the abortion – it's the sign of accepting Dr.Larch's worldview. And I just can not stop amaze the brilliant made film. During the scene of the performing the abortion itself the spirit of Dr.Larch – his "be of use" in Homer's mouth, focusing on Dr.Larch's instruments, ether… It's obviously seen the victory of the objective belief over the society's small-minded opinion. Homer reads to Rose the fragment that it's "awful to see no help or even pity". My thought is that it's a hint concerning abortions and hazards which bear attitude toward them. In Rose I feel lone hopeless pregnant woman when she does not know from whom she can get help and whether she can get help at all. That sad fragment that Homer read becomes actual when we see Rose's despair. So, through the whole film the thought lasts – the thought, that performing abortions is acceptable. It's breaking the rules because of people's imperfections but the rules themselves are imperfect. Such idea was introduced in the beginning and spending some time with the young Homer made us believe it.
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