The technology that has enabled new generations to have a range of entertainments broader than anyone could have imagined has created tough challenges for families. Its messages are never consciously considered, yet they somehow sink in. That same technology makes it possible to find videos that exercise the mind and spirit, and bring families closer together. Films that enchant, inspire, thrill, even teach, are there for parents who know where to look. But it can be a challenge, once you have found them, to get kids to watch them.
Children love the familiar.
Just as important as their exposure to wonderful stories, beautifully presented, is the stretching they have had to do to adjust to quieter, subtler story-telling. While introducing these movies to today s children can be a challenge, it can be done, and it is worth the effort. Parents need to get children interested before the movie begins. Tell them what the challenge or conflict in the movie is, and refuse to tell them how it turns out. This is a movie about a teacher who goes to a country far from home to teach the children of a king.