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Life with Derek (2005)
Refreshing
A religious Disney Channel watcher, I'm pleased to see something as refreshing as this show hit the air. The only other show on Disney I feel, that's this honest, is Boy Meets World & that's on at 3am. Life With Derek is refreshingly honest in it's themes & performances. While as Disney shows are made kid friendly, Phil of The Future, That's So Raven, & The Suit Life of Zach & Cody to name a few, Life With Derek manages to be equally kid friendly but more realistic, more relate-able for young audiences. About a teen-aged girl named Casey & her little sister Lizzie whose mom re-marries & the 3 of them move into their Stepdads home whom happens to have 3 kids of his own. A teenage son, Derek, & his two younger siblings Edwin & Marty. The show brings to the screen themes of divorced parents, changes, sibling rivalry, high school issues, & family matters & values. And though the themes are slightly sugar coded, they are far less so then in any other Disney shows. I personally find the show inspiring, funny, honest, & entertaining. The cast is superb, especially the young miss who plays Marty, by far & away the most realistic toddler I've ever seen on TV.
The Mighty (1998)
"The sky's like a photograph from a billion years ago"-Kevin Dylan
I first saw this movie back in 8th grade, my school made us watch it on Diversity Day. I loved it then, I love it now. I haven't seen it in a long time, being in my senior year of high school now with less then 20 days till the last day of school & only a little longer till graduation. But I saw it today, on the WB2. I watched it, & I cried as I did when I first saw it, yes I cried freely when I first saw it in school. It is simply put a beautiful film. It's inspiring to all those who have ever been picked on, called different or have disabilities. It's moving & powerful & I don't really consider it a "kiddie" film. I think of it as an everybody film, a family piece. Anyone can watch this movie & it will touch you, move you. You WILL remember it. It's been 5 years since I last saw it till today & I remembered it. Anyone who thinks its sounds cheesy because of the title or because it's typically called a "kid film" or for whatever other reason, they're dead wrong. The actors performances are excellent, the story superb!! I highly recommend this film to absolutely anyone.