Ohana means family...

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2015)

This movie brought me to tears the other night. It was a classic for me as a kid (pretty sure I have a VHS copy of it stashed somewhere in the basement...), for its simple storyline and cute and relatable characters. It wasn't until watching it as an adult that I got to see the deeper elements of the movie. I fully understood how Lilo acted out and how truly broken her family is. Lilo and her sister live in what's left of the house their parents left behind. Her sister works odd jobs to make ends meet, and Lilo is socially awkward and unable to make friends. But underneath this, she has a heart of gold. And so does her companion, Stitch, who created as just an experiment by aliens in another galaxy, longs for a family. The scene in the forest where he cries out "I'm Lost", in the hopes that his family will come find him, had me sobbing.
This is a truly heart warming and enjoyable movie for all ages. Lilo and Stitch will touch your heart and make you feel things, and if they don't accomplish that, at least they will make you smile along the way.