First parcial exam: The Gift of Dreams

Not until Jason had lost it all, did he became aware of the real value of life. Jason's grandfather, "Red Stevens", had one dream and one dream only; and that was to make his grandson a better man. It was not until the gift of dreams thats Jason realized that he was just drifting through life without a real desire or dream to pursue. And what he did after that was so selfless, that everything he had worked for in the previous gifts, finally blossomed The gift of dreams represents the end and the beginning of two very different stages in Jason's life, the end of a meaningless life and the start of a selfless one.

Even though it started as a favor, Emily's friendship ended up being what he needed the most. After realizing how fragile life can be, Jason's finally decided what his dream was: help others. As he said in one of the final meetings with Mr. Hamilton, he had been living numb all his life, but he knew what he wanted to do next. After receiving 100 million dollars, he felt a different feeling of what he had expected. That feeling, as Ms. Hastings said, was because he had become a different person. Therefore, he decided to act upon his dream and built, "Emily's Home", a medical center for families whose children are undergoing severe medical treatment. He invested all the money he had recently inherited without any hesitation, and that showed for the very first time how much he had changed. "Emily's Home" was a visual representation about everything Jason had learned from each and every gift he received. He  mixed them all together and ended up with a meaningful, selfless and generous action that represents his dream based on someone else's needs.

Despite everything Jason went through, loosing everything he had was the best thing that could ever happen to him. He fulfilled everyone's expectations and as his grandfather said in his last videos "what I could not accomplish in life, I did in my grave" perfectly summarizes the movie's whole essence. The gift of dreams was the determining factor that made Jason realize that you can't go through life just drifting by, and that helping those who can't help themselves is the definitions of a beautiful dream. Jason became the man everyone expected him to be and his grandfather's dream came true.