"Imitation Of Life" is a timeless classic. This is one film that strongly addresses issues that some parents face today. The movie stars Lana Turner who plays Laura Meredith a single mother that wants so desperately to be an actress. She meets Juanita Moore's character Annie Johnson, who is also a single mother. Annie has a biracial daughter named Sarah Jane who looks like her father. She is struggling to raise her as a black girl, but Sarah Jane wants to be white. Sarah Jane meets Laura's daughter Suzy on the beach and the two become friends. Laura and Annie meet and Laura invites Annie and Sarah Jane to live with her and Suzy. Annie agrees and from that moment on Annie and Laura are the best of friends. Annie offers to work for Laura as her maid. Laura accepts the offer. This arrangement affords Laura the time to go on audtions and attend parties and do other activities to further her career.Then one day it all pays off and she lands a part in a play that launches her acting career. She becomes an overnight sensation and Annie is there with her every step of the way. Annie struggles to deal with Sarah Jane, who is willful, and rebelious. Sarah Jane runs away and gets jobs working in dives as a lounge singer where she passes for white. Annie finds her and makes her come back home. Sarah Jane just runs away again. She blames her mother for being Black. Annie makes a statement while she was talking to Laura. She says "How do you tell your child she was born to be hurt?" Things between Annie and Sarah Jane only get worse. Mean while Laura begins to have problems out of Suzy, but compared to Annies troubles Laura and Suzy's are a piece of cake. Suzy just wants her mother's attention and time, which is something that many teenagers crave from their parents today.
Some parents think that since teenagers are old enough to watch themselves they no longer need them anymore. They forget that teenagers are still kids only bigger and they need them now more than ever. Laura lost sight of that and Suzy was the one getting hurt. Finally Laura and Suzy communicate and all is well with them, but Annie has to live with the fact that her daughter is ashamed of who she is. She runs away and when Annie finds her she tells Annie to leave her alone and to forget her. Annie tries to abide by her daughter's wishes but in the end as her mother she couldn't. It is a tragedy what befalls Annie and Sarah Jane, but in the end Sarah Jane returns back home, not realizing that some wishes can come true but they come with a steep price. The lessons learned in this classic are be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Both Laura and Sarah Jane got what they wanted most, but at what cost? Was it really worth it? Everyone should watch this movie and find out the price they paid.
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