Family Originality

Family movies have always been a personal favorite of mine. Why is that? No matter the storyline, a family movie always has at least one concept that has been borrowed from another film. The difference between a family movie and a horror film though is that the family movie adapts the borrowed concept and makes it completely original.

Take, "We Bought A Zoo," for example. This film tells the story of journalist, Benjamin Mee, who six months ago, lost his wife. While dealing with his grief, Ben has to handle his 7-year-old daughter and his 14-year-old-son. So, in an attempt to make things new for the family, he buys a new house on a large plantation. Unbeknownst to him, that plantation has an abandoned zoo on it that desperately needs his help.

Well, I won't ruin the story for anyone who hasn't seen the film but I can assure you - "We Bought A Zoo" is a family feel good movie that will leave you smiling after its over. Originality really has nothing to do with family films as long as they leave a happy impression on its viewers, or at least, that's what I think.


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