Leap (The Movie)

Last month, while my wife and oldest daughter were busy with a Girl Scouts event, my youngest daughter and I grabbed a Redbox movie, a bowl of popcorn, and hung out in the back bedroom away from all the chaos in our house.  :-)  The movie we watched was Leap.

Leap

The movie is about two orphans who escape their orphanage and set out to achieve their dreams.  The girl has dreams of being a star ballerina and the boy has dreams of being a star inventor.  The focus of the movie is on the girl.  The boy is a bit clumsy and unsympathetic at times, and although there is some focus on his dream, the majority focus is on the girl.  

I found this to be an excellent movie with a great message to kids.  It's a message to work hard to achieve your dreams and to push back against those who tell you your dreams are impossible.  There's also a great question posed that we all need to answer at times.  The question that pops up several times is "why do you dance?"  Replace dance with your dream and answer the question.  Why are our dreams our dreams?  Why do we do what we do?  Is it because of our passion or love for the dream or is it because that's what we were told to do or fell into doing?  If we don't enjoy what we do, why are we doing it?  Did we give up on our dreams?  All very good questions for individuals of all ages.

My 7 year old and I had a great watching this movie and a great time hanging out together.