Meet the Robinsons came out last year and looked interesting but for whatever reason it was only the other day when we finally decided to get the DVD and check it out. I’m not sure what I was quite expecting, but the movie far surpassed any of it. I was thoroughly impressed and really enjoyed it. More than anything, I really enjoyed the overall theme of the movie - Failure can be a learning experience and lead to great success. The tagline of the movie really sums it up: “Keep Moving Forward”. One of my favourite scenes is when the main character, a genius boy Lewis, fails to fix the peanut butter and jelly squirt gun which results in a huge mess and the entire Robinson family is covered in peanut butter and jelly. The family erupts in exclamations of “What a wonderful failure!” - not quite what you, or Lewis, are expecting, and it really makes a great impact.

Failure can be a stepping stone to success. It all depends on how you deal with it really. I love the idea of looking at failure as a good thing. A learning experience that will allow you to get closer to success. Admittedly, I often roll my eyes at the in-your-face morals that Disney movies seem to throw at you, and in all honesty the moral of this story is just as obvious, but in the setting with these characters and story it worked perfectly. Definitely a movie I recommend.

On a completely different note, we are off to Ireland for a few days. Hopefully I’ll have some good photos to share when we return.