“Amelia” is based on biographies The Sound of Wings, and East to the Dawn. It’s the story of Amelia Earhart, the first women to fly across the Atlantic, and one of America’s major celebrities of the 1930’s. As a child in Kansas she became obsessed with flying after seeing a plane flying close the ground. She was determined to make her dream come true, which was to fly. The movie shows a series of events in her life which leads to her final flight. In the summer of 1937 Amelia took on a flight around the world, which became one of the most talked about journeys in history.

Rating: Three out of five buckets
Release Date: February 2, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

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Talking Points:

Amelia had a lot of wonderful qualities that young girls will admire. Failure was not an option for Amelia. She was determined, hard working, and had a thrill for danger. While her first flight across the Atlantic made her famous, and an inspiration, Earhart was dissatisfied, because she was the passenger, not the pilot, so she took the dangerous journey solo.

Amelia was a role model for many young women in her life. Her courage, passion and perseverance proved to other woman that they should follow their dreams, no matter people say. She was even an inspiration to Eleanor Roosevelt.

The scenery, especially while flying, was absolutely gorgeous.

Amelia became the first person to make the flight across the Atlantic since Charles Lindburgh, so her nickname became “ Lady Lindy.”

Like anything, hard work leads to success. She had to work hard to keep up her expensive life style of flying. It was the commercial endorsements that her husband set up, which helped fund her flying, this was stressed throughout the movie.

While the movie did not get the best reviews, I enjoyed it, and so did many people in the theatre. One reviewer said, “Despite Earhart’s extraordinary life, the movie about her feels all too ordinary”.

Sexual Content: Mild

• Though very famous and well liked, she had some personal problems. She had feelings for another man, a fellow pilot, with whom she had an affair. This scene was uncomfortable and disappointing, because she was such a role model. In the end she realizes how important marriage is, and sticks with her loving and supportive husband.

Violent Content: Mild

• During some of the flights, there were some scary scenes.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

• The a-word, d-word are used.

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Characters were drinking in many scenes.

The movie may bore younger kids, and there’s probably not enough action for boys, though it’s a great, educational movie for girls ages 11 and up. There’s the repeated message to follow your dreams, while remaining down to earth and humble. I give it 3 1/2 buckets.

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