| Overall: | A |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 106 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 02 Aug 2011 |
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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.
How does Bethany’s passion for surfing help her overcome her fear to return to the water? Why did her father need to let her desire to compete be her ambition and not the fulfillment of his own dreams for her? What can a person do to face their anxieties after a traumatic event?
How does Bethany feel when she meets the tsunami survivors? How does their plight help put her own problems in perspective? What does her youth leader mean when she says, "Don’t be sorry for having compassion?"
Do movies about physical or mental challenges (The King’s Speech, The Horse Whisperer, My Life, Rear Window, Adam) give people a better understanding of those who face difficulties?
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
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