There is a movie coming out in the next few weeks that has a real potential to impact America for the better. It is "The Ultimate Gift" and is a movie about charity. This is the official site of the movie "The Ultimate Gift" and the grass-roots movement its starting to help charities and give to others., and they describe the movie as follows.

When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money or happiness.

Now the movie itself is based upon the book of the same title, which was published several years ago, and motivated many of its readers to engage in wonderful acts of charity towards their fellow human beings. It looks like the movie has the potential to do the same, given that at the 300 preview screenings that have been held so far there have been over $5,000,000 in charitable donations made. There is no reason to believe that there will not be more of the same once the movie opens on 800 screen nationwide on March 9, 2007. The film itself is quite powerful, if the clip they have posted online is any indication, so there is definitely reason to hope that this movement towards charitable giving, initially begun among readers of the book and continued in the previews, will continue among the viewers in the general population.

Speaking as a teacher, I hope many of my students see this film and are changed by it. Too many of them are influenced by the culture of conspicuous consumption and wealth at any cost found in popular culture. A movie like this has the potential to open their eyes and let them see that there is something more to life than the hedonistic pursuit of pleasure and property.

For more information on the film, visit the official site of the movie "The Ultimate Gift" and the grass-roots movement its starting to help charities and give to others.

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