Paranorman

Friday is family movie night. We're always looking for something we can all enjoy, as Mommy and Daddy don't really want to sit through Lilly watching Tinkerbell for the 800th time. Paranorman is a movie I've had on my radar since it came out. I had heard a lot of good things about it and was excited to see it added to the Netflix streaming catalog. We were a little worried about it scaring Lilly, but she's a big fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas so we thought we'd give it a try. I'm glad we did. I really enjoyed it, as it was well written, visually stunning, and just fun to watch. But it also comes with a good message. Just because someone is different is no reason to persecute and hate them. I couldn't help but think of Bully as the movie began with Norman being made fun of at school and even at home. Fortunately, Norman becomes the hero and saves the town. That certainly doesn't happen most of the time in the real world. I saw a statistic the other day that noted that more deaths now occur by suicide than by car accidents. Why can't we just look past our differences and get along? I know that's probably not likely to happen anytime soon, but we can always have hope (And yes, I realize that not all suicide is caused by bullying). Anyways, this is a good family flick with a touch of the weird (which is why I wanted to see it in the first place). Check it out.