A Little Princess (1995) - Fantasy

Rating: 8/10

Summary: Sara (Liesel Matthews) moves out of her home in India and is sent to live in a boarding school while her father goes off to war. After a time he is unfortunately assumed dead, and all of Sara's worldly possessions are taken from her. She then becomes a servant to the demanding lady of the house Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron). Her only escape is in the stories she tells to the other servant girl Becky (Vanessa Lee Chester) as she hopes her father is not truly dead and he will one day return to her.

I would feel terrible actually giving a review of this film and judging the cinematography and acting because it is actually so touching. Now this film is meant to be a family and children's film so as far as being a complex and artistic film it doesn't meet the standards. But as an entertaining and sweet film it's spot on.

The story is sad, emotional, and heart warming, the most heartwarming of them all is the friendship between Sara and Becky. Becky is and African American servant who, lets face it, is treated like trash because of the fact that she is black. The truly powerful thing is how none of the children in this film

really understand why she is treated so badly and why they mustn't talk to her besides the fact that they are told that they can't. To me it shows that children are taught certain things like racism, sexism, homophobia etc. And like Sara children are taught to treat people with dignity, and that all little girls are princesses no matter the color of their skin, social status, or wealth. That's what makes this film

so incredible. It teaches, not just little girls, but everyone that they matter, that they can be whatever they want to be despite the circumstances. I think it's so important to teach that at a young age, and I believe all children should watch this at some point in their adolescence.

All in all this film is heart warming sweet and touching, it's definitely a must watch for ALL children, and it teaches many valuable lessons.

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