He decides to tell her their secret, that they drank from the spring and can never die. She meets Jesse, their youngest son, (Johnathan Jackson), and they fall in love. The story is about fifteen-year-old Winnie Foster, (Alexis Bledel), who is a threat about finding out the secret of the Tucks. "Tuck Everlasting definatly deserves five stars! It is the most magical movie of our time. Yes indeed my friends, it's a chick flick!!! Enjoy.Highly Recommended" Jesse and Winnie's adventuresTHE VERDICT:Overall, this movie is a great choice for young couples on a date or family's looking for a nice, clean movie. This is a very powerful scene that touches very well on the "eternal life" issue. Fans of the book should appreciate this movie.BEST SCENES:1. The main themes and event sequences are translated well onto the big screen. As far as I can tell, this movie was about as true an adaptation as you can get. I myself read Babbitt's book in elementary and though it's been 16 years I still remember the book quite well. "Tuck Everlasting" falls into the latter category. They either ruin the "meaning" of the books they seek to praise or they themselves become masterpieces (like Harry Potter and Jurassic Park). THE ADAPTATION:Movies based on books are double-edged swords. The violence level is kept to a minimum and the "darker" elements of the story are tame enough to where it shouldn't upset anyone. The movie overall is very light and easy and should be enjoyable for anyone. The relationship between Winnie and Jesse should have most couples all "warm and fuzzy" (or ill to their gut). Winnie's conflict with her parents' values as well as the ramifications of "eternal life" make great fodder for discussion and meditation.Overall, the movie contains all the great things you could look for in both a love story and a family movie. The story, very carefree but at times a little deep and occasionally dark, provides good discussion fodder on issues such as life and changing society values. However, the Tuck family secret is something that can very well, and nearly does, bring Winnie's world crumbling down in front of her very eyes.THE DISCUSSION:"Tuck Everlasting" has long been at the top of the list of books the school system loves to have students read, and for very good reason. If you are looking for a nice family movie or love story, Disney's "Tuck Everlasting" is a fine selection for your viewing pleasure.THE STORY:Winnie Foster, daughter of a wealthy couple, ventures off into her family's woods one day and comes across a mysterious boy, Jesse, and his family, the Tucks, who seem to be "lost in time." Feeling trapped herself in her "too prim and proper" for her family, Winnie feels liberated with the carefree lifestyle of the Tucks. ""Tuck Everlasting" is the (near-perfect) movie adaptation of Natalie Babbitt's classic novel about a young girl who meets a family immortals.
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