We Bought a Zoo

I really rec­om­mend this movie. I thought it would be a very nice fam­ily com­edy, which would be good enough in itself, but it is much more than that. It is a beau­ti­ful movie about loss and find­ing a way to move on. Matt Damon and the other actors and actresses (includ­ing new teen star Elle Fan­ning) do a stel­lar job. Based on a true story, a hus­band is griev­ing the loss of his wife while try­ing to help his two chil­dren also deal with it. Try­ing to find a way find a new start in life, he finds a house in the coun­try that he thinks will be the per­fect set­ting. But the prop­erty is actu­ally a pri­vately owned zoo that has been in fore­clo­sure for a while. He decides to risk his sav­ings and begin on a new adven­ture, hop­ing this will help him and his chil­dren refo­cus. Of course it is not very easy to run a zoo, and the griev­ing process for his wife con­tin­ues, but this is a story of hope and joy in the midst of sad­ness and dif­fi­cul­ties. I found it a truly inspir­ing and mov­ing story. Go see it, if you can. Great for all ages.

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