my sister's keeper

trust me, i am not a crier. i have been accused of having no heart at the amount of times  i will not cry at films or books. but today i watched my sister's keeper. and i can honestly say that my cheeks were dripping from start to finish. the subtle words and music reduced me to tears at least once in every scene, however i wanted to keep watching for more. it is about a young girl, brilliantly played, who was born to donate body organs to her sister who is suffering from leukemia. this heartbreaking tale follows anna through her strive to help her sister battle the cancer, but in the end, the inevitable happens. i felt horrifically choked up constantly, especially towards the end, but there was ongoing passion and trauma throughout. the most powerful film i have ever witnessed, and i am hard to please in this area. trust me.