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Movie Talk: Twelve Forever

USING MOVIES TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS

Rachel Goss, 04.22.21 / Education, Movie Talk

Synopsis:

The series centers on Reggie Abbott, an imaginative 12-year-old whose desire to remain a child is so powerful she can enter another world in which she never has to grow up. On Reggie’s 12th birthday her mother asks her to get rid of some of her old toys as she is at an age where she needs to start growing up. However she does not want to get rid of any of her things and escapes to an imaginary island called Endless where her childhood toys and drawings are real. She is joined by her friends Todd and Esther, who visit this amazing world to live out their superhero fantasies and escape the responsibilities of impending teen years. Reggie meets some of her island friends and goes on many adventures to find some lost toys and defeat bad creatures. Life and reality often catch up with them in Endless as the preteens start dealing with growing up and conflicts develop between them. The negativity the friends experience while dealing with their new complicated problems feed their enemy, the Butt Witch, who wants to destroy Endless Island.

Questions:

  • Reggie does not want to grow up. Growing up can be hard. What do you think growing up means?
  • Reggie’s mom has a hard time understanding why she does not want to grow up. How could you help her mom understand how Reggie feels?
  • There are many creative characters on Endless Island. Do you use your imagination? If you do what do you imagine about?
  • In the show many of the characters have super powers. If you could have a super power what would it be?

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