We Bought a Zoo

On Saturday night, I went to go see the movie We Bought a Zoo at Tinseltown, and I have to say that it was one of the greatest movies that I've every seen. I forgot what it was like to go to a movie and walk out completely uplifted. The movie had a great story line. It was funny, entertaining, and heartbreaking. It stars Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee, Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster, Colin Ford as Dylan Mee, and Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee.

The story starts out with Benjamin Mee, trying to raise his kids Dylan and Rosie after his wife's untimely death. In the beginning, you can see that Benjamin and his family are struggling. Dylan gets expelled from school for stealing and drawing dark and depressing pictures. Rosie has to act more much more mature than a normal seven year old would have to because of the loss of their mother. Benjamin decides that his family needs a new start, so they go house shopping. After Rosie declines most of the houses they look at, her and Benjamin fall in love with one house. They tell the real estate agent they want to buy it, and he tells them about a small detail about the property. It's a zoo. Rosemoor Wildlife Park has been closed for years, but it is still home to many animals, cared for by Kelly Foster and her small staff. Benjamin sees how happy Rosie is with the animals, and he buys the zoo. He became the owner of a wildlife park, and he had no idea how to take care of animals. This movie is about Benjamin, his family, and the staff (who Benjamin becomes very close to), trying to save this zoo. Benjamin encounters money issues, father-son problems, and trying to overcome the loss of his wife. In the end they end up passing inspection to reopen the zoo. The ends up opening, and hundreds of people come. Benjamin ends up overcoming the problems that halted his life before, and his family have a very bright future ahead of them.

This based-on-a-true-story was extraordinary. One of the quotes in this movie that could almost sum this film up is, "Sometimes, you just need twenty seconds of insane courage." I really like that quote because of how true it is. Sometimes you just have to do something, even though it may not seem rational. Like buying a zoo, for example. Sometimes its all you need to turn your life around.

To wrap things up a bit, I highly reccomend this movie to anyone. I don't care if you're 5 years old to 80. I guarentee you will walk out of this movie completly uplifted and smiling ear to ear. It's movies like this that help you have a better and more positive outlook on life. I strongly reccomend that you go to this movie, because it's movies like this one that can chage your life.