How Odd Is Life?

How Odd is Life?

by

Zack Mandell

Life is unpredictable. Life can be cruel. Life can be odd, especially if your name is Timothy Green (or his parents). There are so many families that would love to have a child of their own and so many children that would benefit from a family. Would it not be wonderful to be able to grow your own child out of the garden?

I remember having a Cabbage Patch doll when I was young. They also implied that your ‘baby’ came from the garden and was yours to love, already named and dressed. I also loved the movie Pollyanna, still do actually. Mix these both together and you have ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’. When a couple is told they could not have a baby and run into snags with the adoption process, they sit down and write a list of what they would want their child to be like. They bury the list in the backyard and a horrible storm rains down on the little box and a child is made… There are not that many movies made now days that make you cry or feel emotionally invested. But the way the characters invite you into the movie, to experience their lives, makes you feel an attachment. Sometimes we, as people, need to have a show provoke emotions we become desensitized to because of the selection of such graphic and violent movies. This is the one for that this year. We need more of them. The Odd Life of Timothy Green also encompasses a variety of subjects that we find in our society, like death, bullying, and love. They are all things we need to experience and embrace to be normal adults, but to address it in a movie makes it real. It makes us stand up and take notice and improve the quality of life for everyone we hold dear. Perhaps you will learn of difficulties your own kids are having because they will want to communicate with you, show you how much they love you, and appreciate more of what you do for them. A child can bring magic to your home if you let them. They are special gifts that many of us take for granted. Some never know that joy and adoption is so difficult to accomplish. The family unit should always be encouraged, a stronger bond formed with your kids. This movie will cater to that sweet side and you should leave the building feeling a new sense of gratitude. Let their magic infiltrate your existence, the way Timothy Green did. When contemplating the next movie you go see, make it this one, before it is gone from theaters. There are bad reviews out there, but I feel that Disney isn’t just about curtailing to the small children all of the time, they are reaching out to the adults as well who fight the sadness of building a family that doesn’t want to come. Parenthood is a noble profession. If it is your dream to have children, make that dream come true. Never give up.

ZacK Mandell is a freelance writer for

movieroomreviews.com

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