Alright, so I went and saw this here movie, “Leo,” with the grandkids. Didn’t know nothin’ about it beforehand, just figured it’d be somethin’ to keep them young’uns quiet for a bit. Turns out, it was pretty alright, even for an old woman like me.
Now, this Leo fella, he’s a lizard, a real talkin’ lizard, mind you! And he’s been stuck in this fifth-grade classroom for ages. He finds out he ain’t got long to live, just one year left. That got me thinkin’ ’bout my own time here, you know? Makes you wonder what you done with your life and what you still wanna do.
Anyways, Leo, he starts talkin’ to these kids, really talkin’ to ’em, not just at ’em like some teachers do. He listens to their problems, all sorts of kid problems, you know, like bein’ scared of stuff, feelin’ left out, not likin’ themselves much. Reminds me of my own kids when they was little, always frettin’ ’bout somethin’ or another. Kids these days ain’t so different, I reckon.
What I liked about it
This movie, it ain’t got no shootin’ or fightin’ or none of that nonsense. It’s just… nice. It shows these kids learnin’ to be kinder to each other, to be brave, and to love themselves. That’s somethin’ we could all use a little more of, ain’t it? Leo, he helps ’em see that everyone’s got somethin’ special about ’em, even if they don’t see it themselves.
- It teaches ’em about bein’ humble, not thinkin’ you’re better than everyone else.
- It shows ’em how important it is to include everyone, not leavin’ nobody out.
- And it tells ’em to love themselves, ’cause if you don’t love yourself, who will?
Now, some folks are sayin’ this movie ain’t got no real “Christian” message in it. And maybe it don’t, not in the way some folks expect. It ain’t preachy or nothin’. But to me, seein’ them kids learn to be good to each other, that’s Christian enough. Jesus, he always talked about lovin’ your neighbor and treatin’ folks the way you wanna be treated. This movie, it kinda does that, in its own way.
Is it good for kids?
I’d say so. The grandkids, they loved it. Even the little one, who usually can’t sit still for nothin’, he was glued to the screen. They say it’s good for kids over eight, but even my five-year-old granddaughter, she understood most of it. Maybe you gotta keep an eye on the real little ones, but mostly, it’s pretty harmless. It’s got some funny parts too, made me chuckle a few times, and that ain’t easy these days.
There’s somethin’ in there about how not every problem needs fixin’. That’s somethin’ I learned a long time ago, but it’s good for these youngsters to hear. Sometimes, you just gotta listen and be there for someone, and that’s enough. Leo, he does that real good.
And you know, this lizard, Leo, he reminds me a bit of those Leos from that star thing, the horoscopes. They say Leos are generous and confident, like to help others shine. This lizard, he’s kinda like that. He’s got a good heart, even if he is just a cartoon lizard.
So, all in all, I’d say “Leo” is a good movie. It ain’t gonna change the world, but it might make it a little bit kinder. And that’s somethin’ we sure could use a whole lot more of. It ain’t a bad way to spend an afternoon, specially if you got grandkids. It’ll give you somethin’ to talk about, and maybe, just maybe, it’ll remind you of some things you already knew but forgot along the way. Like bein’ kind, bein’ brave, and bein’ yourself.
Now, go on and see it for yourself. You might just like it, even if you ain’t a kid or a lizard.
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