Penelope

Last night Ciara and I watched the movie Penelope, with Reese Witherspoon and Christina Ricci. It was so good! :) Brandon was working at DQ and Luke was out of town on business, so we figured it was the perfect opportunity to watch what they were sure to consider "a chick flick". Turns out it really wasn't a chick flick, but it was a very good movie. Well made and quite entertaining.

Long story short - it is the story of a girl who is born with the appearance of a pig. (snout and ears) Her rich family had a curse put on them many years before that the next girl born into their family would look like a pig. Lots of boys were born, but then Penelope came along. The press went wild putting out pictures of the "pig girl" - the parents couldn't take it so they faked her death and had a funeral, then kept her locked away in their mansision where she read books and studied horticulture and had her own "back yard" in her bedroom. Finally, when Penelope is in her early 20's, they hire a matchmaker to find a suitable husband for her. The only problem is, when they get one look at her snout they take off running. All except for Max. A young man who is originally hired to take photos of her for profit - but calls the deal off when he finds that he has feelings for her. I won't give away the ending - but the curse can only be lifted if one of her own learns to love her, which is interpreted by her parents to mean a blueblood. Sadly, her own mother doesn't show her the love she needs because of her physical appearance.

It's a wonderful story of a girl who, by the world's standards, is not beautiful - but eventually and with much effort meets a man who loves her for her.Funny that I just posted about being beautiful in God's eyes and inner beauty and then we watched Penelope. It really is a fantastic movie - you should watch it! It came out on DVD yesterday.