Powder ..

Powder, is an amazing movie!! Powder released in 1995 is the story of an albino teenager who was found living in a basement after his grandparents passed away. He had  never been off his family's farm only experiencing life through books.  He has to be placed in a boys home, he struggles to fit in and faces many trails for being different.  He has some amazing abilities that he uses to touch the lives of others. This movie is one that you can watch over and over and still cry every time.  One of my favorite quotes from the movie is "When I look at you , I have have hope that maybe one day our humanity will surpass our technology."

The Best Movie for- "Ever After"

The movie "Ever After", is a Cinderella story with a twist.  Danielle played by Drew Barrymore, as  in the traditional story an orphan who after her beloved father dies is raised be a mean stepmother . Unlike traditional Cinderella stories where   Cinderella  was portrayed as meek and passive, Danielle is fiery, intelligent and not afraid to state her opinion. In the traditional story the Prince falls for Cinderella a immediately after seeing her, at the ball after once dance. In this story Danielle meets the Prince while he is trying to "borrow" a horse from her land , not immediately recognizing him she   starts pelting him with apples. Then she see's him again while standing up for her servant who had been traded for debt to the crown, by her stepmother. She challenges him to look outside of himself and consider the plight of the men. From this conversation a spark is  lit between them and through out the story they fall in love through conversation and genuinely getting to know each other.  I love the strength and the intelligence of Danielle and the different take on the Cinderella story.