| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 12 Dec 2005 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Xavier’s anger toward God for his mother’s loss is a common reaction. What good may come from this unfortunate circumstance? How has his father chosen to deal with his grief?
Curtis chooses to lie to Xavier about his employment situation. Was he justified in doing so? Do you think Xavier had the maturity to understand his father’s situation?
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
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