This is the challenge that Eugene Simonet, a badly scarred teacher, sets before his seventh grade class.
Trevor, one of Mr. Simonet's students, comes up with the idea of Pay It Forward. You do three big favors for three people, instructing them to do the same.
This movie is really a love story. The romance that brews between Arlene, Trevor's mom, and Eugene is filled with hope and love. Both of these individuals have lived through horrible battles, and when they finally agree to help heal each other, you will cry!
See this movie kids! You won't be disappointed!
To give you an idea of the electricity between Arlene and Eugene, take a look at this exchange where Arlene confronts Eugene because he rejected her request for intimacy:
Eugene: "What?"
Arlene: "Do you look down on me? Because I don't talk like you, 'cause I haven't read the stuff you've read?"
Eugene: "What are you talking about? That's not pertinent and you know it."
Arlene: "Don't talk to me like that!"
Eugene: "Well, I'm sorry. That's the way I talk. Words are all I have."
Arlene: "Why? Because you think you look like shit? Well, I don't care about your burns, Eugene. If that's even what they are. Is that what they are?"
Eugene: (whispers) "Yes."
Arlene: "Well, whatever happened to you, you look good to me."
Eugene: "You look good to me, too."
Arlene: "Okay. So . . ."
Eugene: "I've never been here before."
Arlene: "Okay, so you're scared. I'm scared, too. Bad things have happened to me. I can't take my shirt off with a guy without five beers in me, but I want that--with you. More than I'm scared, I want that."
Eugene: (Storms away from Arlene and rips off his glasses.) "You don't see me."
