Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

This is what he said right before he died in the movie to Natalie Portman's character. He said, "Your life is an occasion; rise to it." And so true it is. If we give to get, it's not true giving. If we need to hear the thank you's then we shouldn't do the thing at all. If you know the thing you want to do but are too lazy to make the change necessary to acheive it then why bother complaining? These are all the things that if done right, make up the core of a good person.

Are you open to change? To hearing what you need to fix? I think I am. It might take me a minute to truly absorb it minus the attitude but what's more real than that? I'm being honest. I'm just saying, it might not be instantaneous with me. I need a second.

When he said that, it kind of made time freeze for me. Am I rising to the occasion of my life? I can only hope so. I can only hope.

Great movie. Entertaining, interesting, Dustin Hofmann did a great job with the character and Natalie Portman was very believable as Mahoney with her un Princess Amedala short hair. Didn't dig the ending, needed more from the ending but overall great flick. That phrase, that quote, best of the whole movie. I'll never forget it. It made me think. For that alone, I rate the movie a high 8. Better ending and it would have gotten a 9. And the Littlest liked it too! He did pretty good for a 2 year old! Go figure....

-J