Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (NR, 2005)

I found this movie to be well done and true to the book which can't always be said of movies based on books. While all of the actions of the characters may not seem realistic for the time, I'm not so sure that people were so very different then than we are today. I remember more than one occasion when I left the house in the middle of the night to meet with a friend for what seemed to us at the time to be a daring adventure. And while not the most brilliant move of my younger years it makes Felicity's pre dawn visits to her beloved Penny quite belieable. My parents, like hers were loving and understanding of my mistakes. It is easy to see where she learned to love and forgive others who wronged her. It sends a good message of love, loyalty, and a willingness to forgive, for we are none of us perfect. I'm not ashamed to say I cried, (several times) and would highly recommed this movie to anyone.

I watched this movie exactly 83 times and I will watch it tomorow too. That's how much I love this movie! i can memorize all the lines and taught me a lot about loyalists and patroits.

Our kids enjoy the books, but the movie has many concepts that require more explanations for the under 8 crowd, such as why Felicity wants to wear Ben's pants, why tea stands for tyranny, loyalists vs. patriots, being a gentlewoman. This was all in the first 20 minutes. When reading the books, there is more explanation in the text. Also, it is natural to stop reading and then talk about it. This movie didn't lend itself well to that. It was a bit choppy as a movie as it was, let alone stopping it further to discuss some of these complex themes..