The ultimate gift movie essay: The gift of friends

The gift of friends

To have friends is one of the greatest gifts that one could receive. “The ultimate gift” movie showed us that true friends are the ones that star with you even in the worst moments and in the hardest situations. Some people may think that they have plenty of friends, just because their parties are always the most crowded, because they are never alone and because the people like them. However, having true friends is not as easy as it looks and sometimes, like in the movie, you need to get rid of all your money in order to see who are your real friends.

            At the beginning of the movie, Jason looked like a popular guy, like someone who was very loved by his friends and his girlfriend; but when Hamilton took away all the furniture in his apartment, his car and his credit card balance, it all changed. Even though he always used to invite his “friends” over and that probably more than one was in debt with him, at the moment when he needed them the most, they weren´t there for him, they just ignored him leaving him all alone.

            Just at the time when he was feeling more lonely and more needed of a friend, he met Alexa and Emily who also needed a friend. Having them as friends helped him a lot to stop being arrogant. He became a better person, less self-centered and more conscious that there are people with more problems than him. Moreover, he also learned that money doesn´t solve all the problems and instead of that it could bring you a lot of problems. Not having all his money helped him value more the things that really matter in life.

            I think that friendship was the greatest gift from his grandfather because these two new friends he made were the ones that changed him into a better person. Both of them helped him understand life out of his bubble where he had always lived. Money sometimes can confuse you in who your real friends are. The most important thing of a friend is that he likes you for the person you are, not for what you have or the way he could get benefited from the friendship with you. Sometimes we don´t give importance of the huge value of a good friend until we need one.  It’s very important not to confuse a friend with the people that share just the happy moments with you. A true friend cares about you and always wants the best for you.  Once you get a true friend, keep him close and don´t let the money confuse you in knowing who your true friends are.