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This product promotes the following values:
Acceptance, Belief, Caring, Character, Charity, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Compromise, Cooperation, Courage, Determination, Education, Empathy, Fairness, Faith, Family Unity, Forgiveness, Friendship, Generosity, Goals, Gratitude, Hard work, Healing, Helping others, Heritage, Heroism, Honesty, Honor, Hope, Humor, Imagination, Importance of being our brother’s keeper, Ingenuity, Inspiration, Integrity, Judging Others, Kindness, Kindness to Animals, Leadership, Learning, Learning that the end does not always justify the , Letting go of the past and rediscovering cultural , Looking beyond appearances, Love, Loyalty, Making good decisions, Marriage, Obedience, Optimism, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal Growth, Priorities, Problem-solving, Protecting endangered species, Respect, Responsibility, Sacrifice, Self-confidence, Self-reliance, Selflessness, Sensitivity, Service, Sharing, Survival, Teamwork, Tolerance, Tradition, Trust, Unity, Work
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Customer Reviews:
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While I really liked this film and its message, I have found, in watching it with others, that a number of objections may be raised by more conservative/sensitive parents. I offer some of that feedback here in the interest that those who purchase it may be aware of some "points of discussion" in addition to the story's central point, that choosing to do good and be a friend to someone suffering affliction can change that person's life dramatically.
The biggest objection I saw in the movie is that the mother of the central character has obviously been in a long-term relationship with someone (they're discussing marriage) even though she is not yet divorced.
Much of the film is set against the backdrop of World War II. While there is no on-screen carnage, there is a sequence where planes are dropping bombs in a field near some people, and there is depiction of after-the-fact results of war (e.g., destruction of homes, deaths of loved ones).
The central character is wearing a Slipknot (a heavy metal band) sweatshirt though much of the film.
Two pre-teen characters sleep next to each other. (This is depicted in utter innocence, but one mother I know was most offended by the very concept.)
These caveats aside, I found the film to be well-made, well-acted and very powerful in delivering a very positive message.
- ALAN - 06/27/2008
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We really liked this movie. Although we have been getting movies since the beginning, we still have all the family watch feature films for families. It gave us a glimpse again of children and war time troubles. It brought some tears to our eyes to see the struggles. But we enjoyed the "clean" film that was enjoyed by family members ages 13 - 55.
- CAROLYN - 04/28/2008
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