Paper Planes Movie Details: 96 min – Rated G
Paper planes movie was released today 15th January in Australia and the kids were keen to see it. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this movie as I didn’t know much about it, like Big Hero 6 before I went to see it. I was even more surprised to see it was an Australian movie. It’s not hard to pick that Aussie accent in movies so it was a give away at the start, along with some Australian bushland that some of us are very familiar with.
Paper Planes – The Film
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This movie was surprisingly good. The cast has some familiar faces, especially if you are familiar with some older Australian TV series. Such actors as Sam Worthington from ‘Water Rats’ and “Avatar” who plays Jack the father and Terry Norris from ‘Cop Shop’ who plays Grandpa. The characters were likable and well acted. The kid that was supposed to be unlikable, WAS unlikable, so credit to him for pulling it off.
The story does have some great funny moments in it and also some tissue moments. When the kids came out they said “how come every movie we see has to have someone that has died in it”. So, a regular cookie cutter style is part of this movie but it is carried off well.
The general gist of the story is that the father and son live in outback Australia, where it’s very remote. This aspect is captured very well at the start of the movie with the imagery and the way the lifestyle is portrayed. The father is suffering depression after the death of his wife and so spends his time wasting life away watching TV or movies and sleeping on the couch, day or night. He hasn’t been working since the death of his wife and while he is at moments, in the moment with his son and encouraging, at other times, he cannot see beyond his depression and lets his son down.
His son, goes to primary school and as a result of a lesson on paper planes, decides to enter the local competition to see if his plane will win. This leads him on to further competitions and a finale. The school scenes are realistic with regular kids behaviour but some unlikely friendships form, showing a better way for kids who struggle with each other and their ego or ‘place’ at this age.
The film moves along easily and there is the nice touch of a young girl who teaches Dylan, the main character, a life lesson in the making of paper planes.
The movie provides possibility, encouragement, hope and anti-bullying messages for the kids and I liked that aspect. I have a feeling this film might spark up a trend for kids to start making paper planes with origami sets as the film does make you want to try making a great paper plane yourself.
Paper planes is a movie I would watch again on DVD for sure. Overall , a very enjoyable movie for children and adults and I encourage you to see it. It’s one of those movies that is definitely G rated for general viewing and what a nice change that is.
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