Flipped

Have you ever found a movie that you thought was pure brilliance but other people just don't seem to get it? Flipped is one of those movies for me. Most people I've talked to who have seen it (and there aren't too many of those) say, "Oh, it was really cute" or "It was fun." Those statements, while accurate, just don't satisfy me.

Here are 3 reasons why this film rings my bell!

1: The first reason is personal. I've just never met a character that I connected with as well as Juli. I love her passion for life-her amazement at the view from the top of a tree. I love her thirst to understand people and how seriously she considers and tries to puzzle out the bits of wisdom she receives from Chet and her Dad. It's a drive to do everything possible to understand life correctly. I love that! If anyone every wanted to understand the way I think, this movie gives some excellent insight.

2: I love being able to see two perspectives on the same story as the movie flips between Juli and Bryce's point of view. Isn't it amazing how different two sides of a story can be!? They don't even have the same feel/flavor to them! What would it be like if we could just flip to see the other persons view/feel of a situation?

3: I love seeing change! Bryce could have never guessed in a million years that some day he would fall for Juli Baker. For 7 years he saw her as plain, weird, and not socially accepted. Then he flipped! To him she became beautiful! The opposite can also happen, as was the case for Juli. Lucky for Bryce she flipped back thanks to some wise maneuverings on his part. We can never know how our perceptions of a person will change. Sometimes we place people on pedestals and sometimes we place them in pits. It often takes time and a whole lot of personal experience to be able to see people the way they deserve to be seen.