They find a box of toys from the future in the water and bring it home, and Emma finds a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, and stones and a weird object, but they hide their findings from their parents. The siblings Noah and Emma travel with their mother Jo from Seattle to the family cottage in Whidbey Island to spend a couple of days while their workaholic father David Wilder is working. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine! New age crystals and “spinners” also figure significantly into the plot, and there are plenty of not-so-subliminal messages about Mother Earth, global warming and how the earth is dying, and we need to “save” it.Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys.
Of course, when Emma’s “special” nature is revealed, her mom instantly is a believer. And even though the kids’ mom is resistant at first, Naomi proceeds anyway, telling her not to be afraid. After Emma and Noah demonstrate their “special abilities,” Naomi asks to read their palms. She also levitates later on, a result of the “magical” nature of the mimzy. Emma communicates with her “mimzy” through telepathy. White also discuss his repeated dreams about mystical symbols and lucky lottery numbers. Early on, Naomi is shown chanting in front of a statue of Buddha and discusses her quest to reach nirvana.
Not only will it make much more sense, but there’s actually a point to the story, which is always refreshing when the credits have rolled.ĪUDIENCE: 8 and up (although children will likely be bored as slowly as this story moves along) White).īasically if you want a better, more imaginative (not to mention redemptive) option to watch as a family, skip Mimzy and opt for a repeat showing of Bridge to Terabithia. Not only does it lack the charm and human interest element of the aforementioned, but the plot with all its new-agey excess is a waste of a talented cast (including Rainn Wilson from The Office, who plays the mystically curious science teacher Mr. brand of sci-fi that it so intentionally borrows from. But I will say this: The Last Mimzy certainly isn’t your E.T. To explain much more of the plot would just leave you scratching your head, so I’ll refrain. Turns out Mimzy needs Emma’s help to return to her time with something from the present to rescue humanity from pollution and disease. Instead, Mimzy is an emissary from the future who speaks in a language only Emma can understand. There’s an ornate sea-shell, beautiful glass “spinners” and the piece-de-resistance, an antique stuffed rabbit, the Mimzy, that Emma becomes rather attached to in a hurry.īut as you may have gathered from the trailers, Mimzy isn’t the sort of stuffed animal kids will find in their Easter baskets in a few weeks. While the box itself is cryptic enough with its curious inscriptions, ability to expand and collapse at a moment’s notice and whale-like sound effects, its contents are even more puzzling. But they’re all presented in a matter meant to be enticing to children, whether they’re talking about magical crystals, palm reading, levitation or the universe speaking to you.Īdapted from Lewis Padgett’s All Mimsy Were the Borogroves, a title drawn from Lewis Carroll’s The Jabberwocky, The Last Mimzy is the story of what happens when two seemingly ordinary (and adorable) children, Noah ( Chris O’Neil) and Emma ( Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) discover a mysterious box of “toys” near their Seattle vacation home. Of course, none of these beliefs are embraced exclusively, as they’re all woven throughout the course of the film.
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While a movie with a stuffed bunny as a central character may seem innocuous enough, the masterminds behind The Last Mimzy showcase a Hollywood brand of spirituality that’s not particularly subtle as everything from Buddhism to astrology to new age philosophies get major screen time. Rating: PG (for thematic material, mild peril, mild language)Īctors: Chris O’Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clarke Duncan
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