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November 24, 2023
Wishful the Message Hits
I was cocncerned not “previewing” this movie before taking my daughters to see it. They’re 5 and 7.
Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. Asha is a young, not yet 18 year old teen, who is respectful of her nearly 100 grandfather and her mother. There isn’t a father in the movie.
Asha has a strong friend group that she visits prior to having the opportunity to interview to be an apprentice to the towns king. The king takes favor in Asha and in doing so shows her the towns wishes. He then explains that he “manages” the wishes and grants them as he sees fit and most of them will never be granted.
Then they show the towns people as they “give” their wishes to the king and it’s almost like they are giving away their hearts — they lose their shine and happiness. They all seem robotic and just sad.
The concerns I have about this movie are the king is very manipulative and then shifts to becoming very evil. It’s obvious when he shifts and he is depicted having green eyes and green powers.
I interpreted the message to be that it’s so important to not place your wishes and dreams into someone else’s control. They are yours and yours to achieve with the help of family and friends! The other message is that when there is someone doing something wrong, fight against it as much and hard as you can. And as a bystander seeing the injustice or wrongs, don’t let one person do all the fighting — it will take a village/town to make change — help! Raise your voice.
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