Paper Planes

The kids gave it "infinity" stars. My 6 year old says it was "the best movie ever." My 7 year old says, "I love origami and how he made the eagle." This film was a great feel-good movie that is definitely a great family night film that not only teaches a good lesson, but inspires hope, displays how hard work pays off, and is an all-around enjoyable to watch while even grappling with a few family discussion topics that are worth exploring in relation to the father's life, the challenge of the loss of a family member, and real-life relationships. We will definitely watch again!!

I saw this movie for the first time right after a trip that I had taken to Australia a few years ago. I wanted to see a film based on that continent, and I’ve always enjoyed making paper airplanes. We recently bought the movie and watched it with my four-year-old niece, and although it was a bit of a stretch for her to get some of the subtleties, she liked the movie quite a bit even as I really enjoyed revisiting it and felt like it held up great on my 2nd viewing.A few things to know in advance: The acting is good, and it’s paced well. It’s important to note that the 12-year-old boy/protagonist and his dad have recently lost the mom in the family. That element of melancholy plays an important role, but the film does a good job of balancing that piece of the story with some inspirational moments at each stage. There’s also some standard competition movie rivalry stuff that occasionally borders on bullying, but again those elements do not go overboard. The parent/child and mentor/student relationships in the movie are well done and fairly realistic.I’ve given this movie as a gift twice and have a copy of it for myself, so I would say that it is worth discovering if you enjoy Disney movies, good stories for children or if you just like movies that have a sense of wonder.

This movie was a truly family movie, with an inspiring young man as the main character. My 10 yr. old son and I greatly enjoyed it. It seems EVERY kid movie has something about bullying in it, making it seem like you can't exist without a bully in your life, which my son and I have talked about since I started letting him watch movies-so ridiculous. Always gotta add in extra drama of a bully no matter what. But while this film also added in the "bully" factor, it actually was the best role model for how to handle a situation like that I have ever seen in any child movie. This child was such an inspiration to children and adults alike. And the way he handled, grief, competition, and interacted with the girl in movie as well. Everything was just so shockingly high level behavior, it is such a RARE find in a movie these days. That is sad, but true.

"Paper Planes" is a simple, sweet Australian film about a 12 year old kid who's mother taught him how to fold paper airplanes before she died in a car accident a few months earlier. He and his dad are missing her a lot. He does well in a paper plane distance contest in school and goes on to compete nationally. He meets a sweet girl from Japan who teaches him how to make a bird using origami. Also the grandfather (a former pilot) is playful and a lot of fun. And a bunch of other stuff happens. Anyway, did I say it was sweet? It was. I recommend it.I want to add that it's worth watching for the opening and ending song alone. There is so much beauty in the world.

Who knew this was out there when you went searching for a movie or ANYTHING about Paper Airplanes?! This is a great story! There are some very heartfelt and touching moments in the film that deals with very deep issues regarding grief. But, there are many moments of great humor as well. It's a wonderful balance. As always, I love me some Sam Worthington but it is Ed Oxenbould who truly carries this movie. He is a wonderfully entertaining actor and his character brings heart and great insight into life to the movie. We watched this with young middle school students and never worried about the content being in appropriate! Great story, well acted - this is a winner!

A gorgeous, cute, sometimes painfully realistic, family film about a young boy who wants to win a paper plane flying competition in Tokyo, whilst trying to deal with his depressed father in the wake of a family tragedy. Rest-assured, the movie is full of cute cliches, but the shining light of this film is truly Sam Worthington, who is at his finest as Jack, a father who is struggling with depression and grief due to his wife's untimely death. Sometimes, it's horribly painful to watch him struggle to be there for his child, and it's one of the more realistic depictions of depression I've seen on film.

A wonderful movie in a day and age when sin abounds. This movie showed the importance of character development and loving family relationships, a rare sight in the world these days. I wish I could personally thank the writers of this film as well as everyone who worked on it. My family thoroughly enjoyed it and it was so fitting for the timing of watching it, as our oldest son ran in his USATF Association XC Championship today. Teaching children to have fun and focus on the most important thing, love, is such important lessons. Thank you to all who worked to bring this film to the big screen and make its way here for all to enjoy! You All Rock!!!!

Why do paper planes matter? And why do you care that you can make one that goes the farthest? Good family movie about what competition can mean to different people. The main characters are not just cardboard cut-outs, but instead show their ideas and senses of humor. Some plot elements have been done before, but the characters carry the story forward.

Family movie night wonderfulness!The first film my 7 year old has asked to watch! So we got it for his birthday.Completely enjoyed this as a family, good for 5 year olds too.Moving and full of the magic you expect from Australian films.It'll go down as a classic in our household.Lovely messages in this film and caused lots of discussion about losing, winning, death and joy and finding good in every bad situation. And lots of laughs too. Perfect.

This movie is quite a different kind of film. It's quite unexpected and has great depth. It's set in Australia and Japan and is based around a boy who lost his mum and is trying to find some way of getting through it. Having said that its great fun and not morbid it's a beautiful film for all the family, very Australian and captures real humour and pathos.

Sweet little story about a family wracked with grief (& ? guilt) at the death of the mother. Lonely lad that befriends a boy who was a bully, and then all comes good through the joy of flying a paper pane.Nice gentle film for the children.

This DVD is brilliant for use in schools because it is U rated. It inspired my sons to make paper planes for weeks and one of the classes at the school ran it's own paper plane making and flying competition. I really recommend it for teachers or parents.

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