I'm important too! - My Sisters Keeper 

She never got to choose. She was donating parts of herself since birth.

Cameron Diaz pissed me off so much in this movie. But she did an excellent job.

How exactly is Anna considered spoiled when her mom says, "spoiled little sh**)? She's basically been a donor slave for her sister her entire life. She is just tired of being a donor and is tired of being used.

In the book they go more in depth on the reason why they had Anna in the first place: to save Kate. They weren't planning on having another child, but when they realized they could have one that could help save their other child, they went ahead and did it, which makes me feel sick. I understand the need to save your child that is dying, but don't do it at the sake of your other child.

“Hey mom I’d like to keep my kidney” “You spoiled little shit”

I love how Jesse keeps yelling out to their mom, "stop yelling at her!" , trying so hard to seriously get their mom to listen.

I think its insane that they actually had a child just for harvesting her organs like ??? Wtf?

harvesting a human for their body parts is just creepy and unethical af.

abigail breslin was so beyond her years in this performance! she is fabulous

I know that the mother is desperate to save her oldest daughter's life but just what kind of person do you have to be if you bring a child into this world, only for his/her reason to live is to die for someone else?

When people donate their organs to strangers, they get to decide. They volunteer for it and decide that that's what they want to do. Her parents created her so that she could do it, they told her why but they never actually asked her if she wanted to do it, they just fooled themselves into thinking that's what she wanted.

Anna: "You leave me here with her." Mom: "EXCUSE ME?!" me and my mom

I like how Jesse said “stop yelling at her”. He cares for Anna and just wants his mom to listen.

That young girl is such a great actress

i love the brother. he is on both of her sisters side, sees through his mom's shit and hates the behavior towards the little sister. good bro

No child should EVER have to scream at their own mom that 'I'm important, too'. It should be OBVIOUS. I feel so, so sad for this poor child! :,(

the soul of the movie is in this scene, "im important too mom! Im important too!"

This started happening to me when I was 10 years old. My parents didnt have me to save my brother but when they realized they could, that's all I was. My parents tried to use me to save my brother. As I got older I realized what my parents did and I felt so guilty when he passed away because I really thought that it was my fault for not being able to do more. This perfectly expresses my emotions that I still have today. I'm important too..

Except if I remember correctly, they have another daughter purely for the benefit of her being a walking transplant for her sister. "You've never had to do anything you don't wanna do." Bollocks

and the most touching thing is Anna didn't mean it at all. she didn't want to do tat. but her sister begged her to

I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a doner child. Knowing you were born just for the sole purpose to have constant surgeries all the time. That would seriously fuck up my self esteem. One of my closest friends has a cousin who is a donor child & her parents treat her like absolute shit and she has like zero confidence. It's gotta suck.

This movie was a rare case of a better ending than the book. Book basically implied that everything would have been fine had the donation just happened, instead of the moral lesson of letting go/ acceptance. I felt like the twist where she was just doing what her older sister asked of her got undermined in the book with the ending whereas in the movie, the impact had to follow through.

Leilani Martinez, I read the book and the only reason Anna is alive is because her parents wanted to save Kate. That is the only reason why she is only alive in the first place. She was born to save her sister. Her parents kind of take her for granted, especially the mother, Sara.

Having another kid just so they could be a "donor child" should be illegal thats unfit parenting

The “LET ME GO” sounded so true to her part

Personally, I don't care how sick one child might be, no parent has the right to risk the survival and safety of one child to save another. Not the degree that Anna's parents are constantly doing. I mean, it's one thing if a child voluntarily wants to help their sibling, but only if they're old enough to understand the consequences of such things and it's not going to put them in danger. It's quite another to constantly force a child to give up parts of themselves to someone who might not even survive the procedure.

"Can't drink." I love the aunt's input XD

She's not a fucking thanksgiving turkey, you don't just get to cut the pieces you want out of her. She should have the rights to her body. I hate how people feel just because your a kid you shouldn't have any say in anything

It always was such a strong moment that Jesse stood up for Anna.

Abigail is such a good actress.

"You never had to do anything you didn't want to do." Meanwhile doesn't let her say no to giving away her own kidney. hmmm

“I’m important too!” When Anna and Kate were talking as Kate was doing Anna’s hair, she told Anna to tell their mum that “she’s important too”

I am glad the movie ended differently than the book. The movie ending was so much more honest and realistic than the book ending.

She's ruining one of her child's lives to benefit the others.

"You've never had to do anything that you didn't want to do" Yeah except donate body parts against her will since the age of 5.

Good for the brother for standing up for Anna

I know we're supposed to believe that Sara loves Anna but I feel like we've never seen a scene that shows that. I wish they could have had one scene together that showed they were a loving mother and daughter. That scene in the end where they just started at each other didn't count for me.

I remember reading this book and being shocked to learn that they only had her to be a donor. I can still remember that moment so clearly.

"You've never hat to do anything you don't wanna do" Yeah just donate myself to my sister my whole life.

You go girl. I love how she stands up for herself! I love this movie.

This whole movie broke me. I’m very aware of the transplant world as my dad had a heart transplant in 2018. Families go through so much and for so long. It’s completely fair for this girl to feel this way. I met a guy who donated a kidney years ago to a stranger. He gave up so much to save one person. Years later, he needed a kidney transplant along with his heart transplant. Because he was already a donor to someone, he was placed right at the top of the list.

I think its still fucked that the mom fought through the end until Jesse told her that Kate was the one wanting to stop the procedure. She didn't care about her youngest daughter at all.

I love the brother in this scene.

I remember when I first watched this it broke my heart that she had to explain that she was important as well bless her

Wow. And to think in the book, Anna was all like: "Why are you doing this?" "Just...cuz."

it was lovely that her brother was fighting for her such a sweet boy, and it's like her mother didn't give a shit about her

You can't drink..... Kelly being a mood

*0:54**-**0:56* Anna: "I always *wound up* doing everything, now didnt I?" ouch That hurt over here

Every one is important but you don't have to risk someone else's life just to save one person

Abigail Breslin who plays Anna in this sad & good movie should have gotten an Academy Award for this role. 💔

“You leave me here with her” Anna saying it like she wishes Sara werent her mum 0:56 😂 “everyone be quiet” 😂😂 that was quite funny

I really wanted to like the dad. He was definitely complicit, but at least he was willing to hear out his *other* daughter.

you should never sacrifice one child for another

Creating life for the sheer purpose of using that life like a bag of spare parts is not the action of a loving parent Its the action of a fucking monster

She didn't really mean refusing giving her organs. She did it because her dying sister asked her to. And the most inspiring thing is how brave she is to conflict with her family her loved people, parents. And that means her parents raised her as a strong person

No one should have to be sacrificed for another person

And for people who think Anna truly want ed to be donating her organs, she is manipulated from birth that she has the responsibility to do so. Her pain and emotions were real. She only needed Kate to remind her what their parents were doing were never right from the first place. This part just makes it more fucked up because the donor sibling was fated and designed to be spare parts, including their mindset.

This movie stayed with me all those years, I even wrote about it on an essay competition. Feeling incomplete, I decided to read the book... and that was really a sucker-punch to the gut because the plot twist was real 😱 (It was a bit long and crowded since there was a parallel story regarding Anna's lawyer, but other than that, the metaphors and poetic narratives were worth it 👌🏻).

The saddest fact is in the twist itself. Jesse is just wanting his sister to speak her piece for what is basically her having to be a donor for her dying sister. An aspect she grasps but the mom is lording over her like it’s an obligation but says “she never had to do anything she didn’t want to”. And the icing is how It’s Kate (they dying sister) making Anna do all that. She grasps her mortality and knows it’s not fair her sister will have to take a bullet in the stomach so she doesn’t have to take one in the shoulder. (Yes I know Anna was a savior sibling basically bred to be a nearly perfect organ donor for Kate my point is she knows it isn’t fair if both her and her sister die)

Parents need to realise Children are not property.

She has every right to be scared, she’s just a kid. I didn’t think it was possible to practically force your child to give up their kidney or other organs for others who need them. It’s a noble decision to make, but it’s also very hard and dangerous, especially for a child.

I watched this movie once and I never plan on doing it again. I cried so hard...

Imagine growing up knowing you were basically spare parts

i actually relate to this movie a lot. i may not be an organ donor to my sibling but i was born for the reason of being a nanny to my eldest brother. every time i feel like i would want to do something for myself instead of dedicating my entire life to my eldest (who treated my other brother and i shit), my parents would say that i was born to be my brother's babysitter for the rest of my life. the same tiredness that anna felt is the same thing i'm feeling because i'm so tired for being used for someone's sake and not be considered as an individual.

Omg i didnt remember this movie but watching it again as an adult made me realize that the mom was the master manipulator gaslighting blackmailing

You dont have a second child to be spare parts for your first child....

That's what I'd wanna tell my mother *i'm important too mom i'm important too!*

"You've never had to do anything you didn't want to do." That is such an excuse, you biologically had another child to save the other, and basically used their love to get what you wanted.

From the whole movie The Farther is best character in this movie

This movie is so sad and I really loved it! Sometimes I'm wondering how the actors could handle their roles, especially the actress who played Kate.....

No soul is more than another, her body her choice.

I love how she called her mother as her.. not mom.

I'm important too!

I would have said the exact same thing to my mum if i was expected to do this for my sister

Always watch this part when I need a good cry thank you for uploading

That woman has more salt than the ocean.

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I actually seen like a 60 minutes video of this family that had a son so he could give his older sister who was sick bone marrow. They knew before he was born that he was a match because they took the mothers embryos and tested each one or something (easiest i can explain it tbh) but they did say if their daughter wasn't sick they probably wouldn't have had another kid. Like if he find that out when he's older, he's gonna feel terrible, maybe feel unloved

I remember seeing this movie and extremely disliking both parents. They conceived a second child not because they wanted to love that child, but because they wanted to use it for spare parts. They wouldn't have cared if she had refused, they would have taken her parts anyway. That is why they fought so hard, and in the end only the father really accepted that he was wrong. The mother wanted to use force until she had definitively lost.

We watched this movie in my bio class sophomore year. Some people were crying at the ending

Dd u were important too...i get that.but when i needed u the most u werent there.missed u all my life.i love u di..

She’s right, it’s her life to

Did you watch the whole movie ? I read the comments and I wonder. In the end, we learn that Anna wants to give her kidney, it's Kate who doesn't want it ! (sorry if my english is wrong, I'm french)

I cried during this whole film.

You know what I hated in this movie? The damn end. The book had such a good ending, it made me weep. That was one of the first books that made me cry. So I was pretty hyped when I saw that there'll be a movie. I was so frustrated that they changed the ending completely and didn't go more into detail with the characters, like the lawyer.

What is it about parents calling their children spoiled after all their parents I’m done is take care of them? That’s what you’re supposed to do, take care of your children lol it’s so funny how they guilt trip her

Keeping a child just for organs is beyond monstrous

Calling your daughter, who has gone through countless surgeries to keep her sister alive, a “spoilt little shit” is some next level terrible parenting. If you can’t be a parent to all of your children, you shouldn’t be a parent at all.

I agree with Anna. But the point is, say she did the operation and gave kate the kidney, what happens in the next week kate could of passed): she just gave up a kidney. I felt so bad for Kate. I just cancer never existed!

I remember this movie has ever stayed as my no.1 favorite movie until I discovered "17 again" and then "The Man From UNCLE" But they're still my no. 1 in each genre :)

I was kinda on the mom's side. Wanting to save her child. But the thing that really made me stop is what she called Anna in this scene. A "spoiled little shit". She is not spoiled and how dare her mom say that to her after all that Anna has done for her mom and her sister. If anything the mom is selfish. Anna is concerned about the operation ruining her life. I understand her mom wants to save Kate, but Kate is going to die either way. Which is worse: Ruining one life or two

I get where the mum is coming from, but would you put one life at risk to save another? If I were Anna, i'd be protesting too.

Abigail is just simply amazing

I half expected the mother to start screaming "WE ONLY HAD YOU FOR SPARE PARTS!"

I Was In My Sister Keeper I Was Young Kate Fitzgerald On IMDb Page

They were the worst parents ever, they had another child just to use as a donor. She knew it too, she knew she wasn't important to them, which is so sad.

The movie is actually much more plausible than the book. In the book, the younger sister dies in an accident and the older sister (miraculously) lives well into adulthood.

In the books, Anna actually died in car crash later when she won in court and was pronounced brain dead. Her parents made the decision to use her organs to help Kate. But same like the books, Kate was tired of fighting and she just wanted to pass on. Even if you want to blame her mum, it is hard because parents always think their kids will outlive them, not die before them. It is something they cannot come to terms and this day and age this is common. The Authors moral was "In loving one child so much, you forgot to love the other."

Watching this scene just makes me wish that the movie had gone with the novels ending. I just get so ticked off at how nasty Sarah gets with Anna. Calling your daughter a “spoiled little shit”, are you serious? I always felt an uneasiness when watching this movie, constantly questioning whether Anna was truly loved by her parents. With Brian it’s more apparent that he loves all three of his kids, even if he struggles to consider all of their feelings. But the guilt he holds for the pain he and Sarah have afflicted on Anna over the years weighs heavy on him. The deleted scenes so more of Brian’s guilt and tenseness to Anna, which I think should’ve been shown. But with Sarah, her desperation and determination to save Kate is so strong that it trumps everything else in her life. That includes her kids as well. But at least with Jesse you can see there’s love for him. She did have him before Kate got sick, so her feelings for him are less questionable. But because Anna was meant to be a donor baby, and because of her desire to save her daughter at all cost, the maternal “love” she claimed to have for Anna always seemed fake. And scenes like this only drive that point even further. She doesn’t care about Anna and how this has affected her. And to have the nerve to call her a spoil little shit is down right audacious. It felt satisfying in the novel when Anna won the case. But (spoilers for those who haven’t read the book; at your own risk) her death immediately was utterly heartbreaking. And yet it’s at that moment, when she realizes she has lost her, that Sarah’s love for Anna finally comes out. After spending her entire life trying to save one daughter, the one she lost was the one she owed so much and had treated so horribly. It’s that old saying: you didn’t know what a good thing you had when had it. It’s only afterwards we realize what it meant. And for Sarah, she realized too late what Anna to her. The movies ending, although not bad (I’m happy Anna got to live here), leaves me feeling unsatisfied with the resolution of Anna and Sarah’s relationship as mother and daughter. Even that final shot of them smiling at each other in Montana isn’t enough. Too much was said and done and Anna had gone through so much hurt and crap from her mother, that I felt we needed to see a moment of reconciliation. At the very least, have Sarah say something of an apology.

It hurts more when you realize that it was not Anna's plan but Kate's. Yes Anna didn't luke being used but Kate was tired of fighting and wanted it to be over so she made Anna stand up for herself and say no. If not for Kate's plan Anna would have kept donating because she loved her sister regardless of the fact she was basically born to save her. Anna loved her big sister and doing this hurt her but she did it for Kate.