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media type="youtube" key="ljopy3Gk8tU" height="315" width="560" “Baby Mama” is a movie released in 2008, meant for entertainment. Not unlike many movies, there is a problem, the movie goes on with a storyline, then in the end the problem is solved. In this movie, Kate, played by Tina Fay, has a problem with her uterus causing her to only have a one and a million change of getting pregnant. She tries adoption but it could take at least five years because she would be a single parent. Kate then goes to a surrogate center and decides her best way of having a child would be through surrogacy. “A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate”(IMDb). Angie, played by Amy Poehler, is hired to be the surrogate mother who at first tries to con Kate by acting like the procedure worked, taking the money, then her and her boyfriend running with it. This is ruined when a couple of things do not work out.

In the opening scene, Kate finds out she is basically incapable of becoming a mother through natural pregnancy because the shape of her uterus. This shows a developmental issue when it comes to her body. Because her uterus is “T” shaped, she has a very slim chance of the egg getting fertilized. This is the problem throughout the whole movie. When the surrogate mother is hired, she is supposed to have got pregnant but the procedure didn’t work. This shows another developmental issue. About a fourth of the way into the movie, Angie, since she doesn’t think she is actually pregnant, does not care about her health habits. She continuous eating bad, smoking, drinking, and really just ruining her body. These are all factors of malnutrition and could lead to serious defects in the fetus. This is a main part of the movie in which developmental/psychological issues is portrayed. As the movie goes on, Kate tries to change Angie’s ways because she wants a healthy baby since it is her dream. When Angie finds out she actually is pregnant, she decides to change her unhealthy, bad eating and living style. The storyline changes and birth defects are now less likely. Kate and Angie attend lamaze classes and doing all the normal things pregnant people have to do. One day, they go to her ultrasound appointment, Angie finds out she is actually pregnant. This is good news, but Angie was not ready for it and realizes that the baby is not from the procedure, it is actually her boyfriends baby. This portrays psychological issues because Kate is mad knowing it is not her baby and kicks Angie out. Kate has now met a man and they are sexually active. This is a big part of the story because at the end of the movie, Kate finds out she has become pregnant. This shows developmental issues because what was nearly impossible, is now actual reality, when she is not prepared and has not been doing the things pregnant woman should to keep the baby healthy. Luckily, the baby comes out healthy and the movie ends very happily and both babies are healthy.

This movie received criticism from a few sources for not being accurate. “While this funny hit movie may contribute to making surrogacy more mainstream,” says John Weltman, “Baby Mama does not reflect reality.” This article states that although the thought of surrogacy is usually thought about as not being the best thing to do, this movie portrays it as funny and easy. When in fact this is a serious procedure that does not deserve being almost laughed about. Also, the way Kate picks Angie in the movie is inaccurate. The mother usually does not just pick a surrogate mother. It has to do with DNA and matching types. It is not just at random. In the movie, Angie fakes her pregnancy when, according to this article, this is impossible to do. This movie was praised for being a entertaining, hit movie, but was criticized because of its lack of accuracy.

The main development domains shown in this movie would be surrogacy and the lack of ability to become pregnant. First, the procedure did not take and Angie did not believe she was pregnant. Kate didn’t think she was able to get pregnant. In the end scenes of the movie, both woman end up happy and have their own naturally born baby. I could not see any symbols used in this movie. Because it was intended on being entertaining, I do not think the author used hidden symbols.

Works Cited

"Baby Mama." IMDb. IMDb.com, 28 Apr. 2008. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <[]>.

Weltman, John. "Wall Street Journal and Boston Herald Turn to Circle for "Baby Mama" Reality Check." Surrogacy: Surrogacy Agency Gay & Straight Couples Worldwide Circle Surrogacy. Wall Street Journal, 14 May 2008. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <[|http://www.circlesurrogacy.com/surrogacy-news-events/surrogacylatest-news/item/84-wall-street-journal-and-boston-herald-turn-to-circle-for-baby-mama-reality-check]>.

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__Subject Matter—15 points out of 20__ You need in-text citations to the textbook for the concepts you are referring to.

__Higher-Order Thinking—10 points out of 20__ : You need in-text citations to show this kind of higher-order thinking. You miss the opportunity to talk about the many other developmental issues: Erickson's stages in the adults, moral development, parenting styles, abusive relationships, personality types/disorders, etc.

__Organization--30 points out of 30__

__Format--4 points out of 10__ No in-text citations to either the textbook or the movie. References do not include the textbook or the movie.

__Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling--10 points out of 10__

__Readability/Style--10 points out of 10__

Grade:79/100