The film About a Boy was directed by Paul and Chris Weitz from the novel by Nick Hornby. The movie was about how a little boy named Marcus basically has to take care of himself without the help of his very depressed mother. Marcus then meets Will, a grown man who has no responsibilities and all he wants to do is sleep with women. Throughout the film Marcus helps Will by becoming his friend and Will makes Marcus more like a child his age should behave. This is why Marcus is the master god in the movie About a Boy because he straddles two worlds, sacrifices himself, and gives lessons to Will on how to use his gift. One of the reasons Marcus is the master god is because he straddles two worlds. worlds. Marcus straddles the line between his mother's world or his normal world and Will's world. She straddles these two worlds because in the film after school she would visit Will at his house and start doing what she would do at that time of day. Then Marcus would return to his house and continue his everyday life until he returned to Will's house the next day ...