| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
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| Video Release: | 06 Oct 2008 |
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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 is Walter’s life changed after his involvement with the three people he meets in New York City? Is his life better or worse after the experience? How can reaching out to others affect the way we tackle our own problems and discouragements?
Walter admits to Zainab that he has never been to see the Statue of Liberty. How does this conversation represent Walter’s appreciation for freedom versus Zainab’s? When is the last time you considered the opportunities available to you in your country?
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
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.
