Powder

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Summary: This is a movie?
Review: Powder is movie about a teenager who power to do tricks and things like like that. This movie has no story what so ever. I rented this movie before I looked this up on Amazon.com, but I checked it up to write this review. Please don't waste your movie and go by something that you won't be dissapointed in.

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Summary: A Most Misunderstood Film
Review: The first time I saw this movie I was really moved by it. It seemed the kind of thing I wish I had written as a story, or the kind of movie I would like to make.

After reading the reviews, most of which were negative, I almost wondered if I had seen a different movie. Yes, there were flaws. Perhaps, many, and reference to a Michael Jackson look-a-like might apply in some eyes.

However, what I saw was a view of the best and worst of humanity. Yes, it has been done before and perhaps better. But I felt it was one of the few times when science and religion were tied to a common ground.

Many laughed at this movie, especially the end and I wonder why, unless I am wrong in it's overall interpretation.

To me, what it was saying is that humanity is special in that we can know that we are part of everything around us, and all is part of us. We can most of all touch each other in powerful life giving ways. To feel each others pain, and even the pain of everything around us that lives.

To me the ending was a self-sacrifice. He was giving, in a special way, his energy, love and understanding, which was the best part of himself, to the universe and to others. He knew that he was going to be limited in living a free life. People would not ever leave him alone, and he could never be alone again, now that he had been out in society.

Some have said that the other characters in the movie were overdone. Perhaps, they were just uncomfortable at seeing parts of themselves. Having been a victim of prejudice and hatred myself, I have lived among some of these people, and some of them are as close as next door to me, and I do not see anything overdone about them at all.

Mankind can be very cruel. Killing is cruel when it is done for the pure sport of it. Unlike many others, I found that scene very powerful when the boy passes the pain of a dying animal, who is dying for no reason other than man's pleasure, on to the man who shot him.

The movie might have failed in many ways to make some of the points it tried to make. Some of the scenes were not well done, but overall it was a movie to ponder and to make us think, and a mirror for the best and worst of ourselves. The characters were all of us. I believe that we are energy and light, and goodness and darkness. But in giving to each other and loving each other, we can tap into our full humanity. That is what the movie said to me. We are capable of so much, and life, the universe and ourselves are so sacred.

Sorry folks, I agree it was not a perfect movie, but open your eyes. Neither are we, yet look at our recent around the world celebration of 2000.

We should be proud that it went without incident all over the world. We deserved it after much of the pain and torture of this past century. To me, this movie was saying that the human spirit is about peace, love, energy and light, and it is a gift we can daily give to others, but some are too closed to see it, and for some their pain is too great. We need to reach out to others, loving them and ourselves more.

This movie was about loving. Not perfect, but then neither are we.

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Summary: Beautiful movie!
Review: Wonderfully sad. It gives you one of those I'm sobbing my eyes out but I've never felt better kinda feelings. The movie was a little bit akward and jumpy, but it had these moments that were just SO BEAUTIFUL. The acting was just superb. It was so extremly touching. Definatly worth seeing.

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Summary: Very good movie sad, touching, and very well made
Review: I think Sean Patrick Flannery did a very good job in Powder. I will not tell you, the viewer, what happens at the end. I think it desirves alot of academy awards.

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Summary: This is one sad movie
Review: This was a great movie. My favorite part was when they were hunting and he made the man fell what the deer he had just shot was feeling. I myself hate hunting, and I was satisfied with this part of the film. The movie had a good characters, and a even better plot. Be sure to see it, just bring some kleenex.

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Summary: Powder hits all the right notes!
Review: Yeah, we've seen it all before.This time it is a man that is pale white, other times it's a fat kid with stupid glasses. But what makes this film so touching is that you feel for this character from the begining. It's kinda like you see this really hot girl. You fall in love with her looks, but then, after meeting her, you come to realize you love her. That's what it is like in this wonderfully made movie about fears, all of us fear, happening to one unique person. Wonderful! Great entertainment for all ages, and should be seen by all ages.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: The film is great, the message greater

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Summary: Thought provoking, but a bit pretentious...
Review: This movie carries a strong and familiar theme: true beauty lies within. It is nicely presented, although some of the film seems a bit silly. This movie seems to struggle with itself on what is fact and what is fantasy. At times, it tries to convince the audience that this is not a fantasy film, and yet at times I was more convinced that it is. Also, the different characters that Powder meets along along his introductory journey through society are ridiculously unbalanced and bigoted to the extreme of being unbelievable. Yes, it is a cruel world, but come on! Also, the film takes a detour through the ethical issues of game hunting in an effort to demonstrate the "coldness" of society. This scene is irrelevent and in very poor taste. Overall, though, the movie has an appeal all its own and will sit well, particularly with teenaged viewers. But don't expect to be too inspired.

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Summary: Heartbreaking
Review: THIS MOVIE WAS SO GOOD YET SO SAD. THEY TREATED POWDER LIKE HE WAS A NOBODY. HE KIND OF REMINDED ME OF MICHAEL JACKSON ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WORE THE RED SHIRT BLACK JEANS AND BLACK HAT. I THINK THAT MOVIE WAS BASED ON MICHAEL JACKSON NOW THAT I LOOK AT IT. BUT THIS MOVIE WAS THE BOMB IF YOU LIKE TO CRY.

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Summary: "Powder" really gets you into the emotional feeling.
Review: It shows how judging people is really wrong. And I think it's kinda weird that powder is albino, and has mental telepathy from when his mom was struck by lightning. Even though it has some mature senes, I would recommend it for the growing mind.