Confessions of a Shopaholic movie reflection: Therapeutic, excited, happy, relaxed, and overwhelming are just some words that suit how you feel when you shop. The feeling of buying stuff you liked or what caught your eyes, and the feeling of getting addicted to buying something that feels good for you. Rebecca Bloomwood, aka Becky from Confessions of a Shopaholic movie, is a great example of that. She can't help herself but buy stuff that her eye falls in love with. She's overwhelmed with so many things that she likes to act as she needs it, but in fact, she doesn't. We can't blame her because she grew up not being given fancy stuff by her parents. As a kid raised by that, the tendency is to buy things you wanted when you were a kid. I think it is all right, but what she did wrong was to be an impulsive buyer. Being an impulsive buyer means you are purchasing unplanned things that you're not supposed to buy, only because you want it. is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m Spontaneous purchases became the downfall of Rebecca Bloomwood. Sure, her closet was amazing, but she had to sacrifice her whole bank account. When she begins to realize how profoundly she depends on buying new products to make her life feel good, Rebecca explains her compulsive behavior this way, "When I shop, the world gets better, the world is better. And then it's not anymore, and I need to do it again." She's not just someone who loves shopping. Instead, her whole personality is determined by what she's buying. For example, when purchasing the costly green scarf, she imagines the mannequin telling her, "This scarf would be part of the definition of your psyche." In other words, you're what you're buying. Along the way, the film reinforces the crucial message that we are not what we are buying. Luke, the editor of Successful Saving, comes from a wealthy family. But chooses not to flaunt it. He tells Rebecca that he doesn't want to be described as "clothes, labels or family." And when Rebecca's parents take her in when she loses her job and has nowhere else to turn, they’re willing to sell an RV that they just bought to help pay off her debt. When Rebecca says that the RV "completely defines you," her father responds, "Nothing defines me except you and your mother." To him, relations obviously matter more than possessions. sh Th This film taught us the matter of material goods and what really counts, like friends and families. It's about what you need, or what you think you want. It always wants v. needs, and it should always be the need that we choose. Before buying something, ask yourself a range of questions: can I wear/use it more than once? Is this purchase going to have a positive effect on me? Does this thing complement the other things in my closet? Budgeting, as we all know, is one of the easiest ways to handle our expenses. Start by keeping track of your purchases in the manner that fits well for you. But be honest, we also need what we want, we just need to try to optimize its utility so that we're not caught in such a complicated situation. This study source was downloaded by 100000821975975 from CourseHero.com on 04-07-2021 02:49:16 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/82797641/Confessions-of-a-Shopaholic-movie-reflectiondocx/ is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m sh Th This study source was downloaded by 100000821975975 from CourseHero.com on 04-07-2021 02:49:16 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/82797641/Confessions-of-a-Shopaholic-movie-reflectiondocx/ Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
