http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/ (actor and movie information)
http://commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/Penelope.html (age appropriate information)
The movie was very cute. The storyline is:
Penelope's family was cursed, so the next female child born to the Wilhern family would have the face of a pig. The curse can only be broken when she finds One of her own (High society "blue blood") who will love her faithfully, until death do they part.
The movie is sweet.
There is a little bit of swearing, some of it is muttered, and none of the words are Extremely offensive.
Nothing 'questionable' otherwise. The main characters kiss once or twice and that is all.
Violence: The only part is when a young man who has seen Penelope thinks he sees her staring in the car window. She has fangs and is snarling. It is very quick and it catches you off guard.
As for the worldview, it involves the self-esteem, 'love yourself' that people are so fond of. The girl does not have the greatest respect for her parents and runs away from home. And there are some scenes in a bar and there is drinking.
Penelope does get drunk at one point.
Drinking is shown as 'cool' and 'grown-up' So it is shown in a positive light.
There is also gambling, although, it is somewhat frowned upon. The young man (Max) who gambles, is shown not getting any sleep, and never winning.
The major point of the movie though, would be to "like yourself" It was not however shoved into your face. The message is given towards the end of the movie, and there are a couple of scenes discussing it, and, even though it was a pivotal point for the movie it did not seem to be a prominent discussion. The rest of the movie is Penelope trying to find the only man (Max) who hadn't run away from her.
I very much enjoyed Penelope. It was cute and sweet and a happily ever after.
I happily recommend the movie.
(Note: I do not go to great lengths to discuss the content, I am trying to focus more on the movie's view. Common sense media and kids in mind will give details on what specifically is in the movie)
Enjoy!
1 comment:
There is a subtle but important difference between "liking yourself" and being content with where you are or the way you are made.
Self-esteem leaves out God and magnifies oneself, while contentment with godliness is "great gain" according to Paul.
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