Great Film overall

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

You have to wonder what the end game for Disney is with this one.

I recently watched Powder and thought it was a deeply moving and thought provoking film. I really enjoyed the theme of energy being continuous and how the film portrays people and the manner in which they think translates itself into the energy they give off and ultimately the very way they act. I thought the film had a real honesty about it as throughout the film Powder sees people for who they really are and thus allows us to see these people in the same light. While watching the film, there were 2 scenes however that i did find quite unusual. I will talk about them shortly. After watching the film I then logged onto IMDb to rate the film a 9 for what i thought was a beautiful and original film. It was then that i came across the fact that the director had been convicted of child molestation and served time for it. My perception of the film suddenly changed. Suddenly, i did not view the film as beautiful and honest. I now thought that perhaps the director made a film to create his own fantasy - a film about a complex, genius and misunderstood young man which the world will not accept who just need to be loved and accepted for who he is. The 1st scene that surprised me was the one where Jeff Goldblum connects with the the boy and strokes his face and head. Thinking about this now, the actions of the teacher might to some seem good-natured, however the actions are also wrapped with a tinge of sinisterness. It makes us wonder about Goldblum's character as he gives the impression that he may want to use or manipulate the boy. The 2nd scene that i questioned was where Powder is caught staring at a boy rinsing himself off in front of the mirror. The other boys see this and jump to the conclusion that Powder is not only strange but also homosexual. The film wants us to believe that Powder was staring in this fashion because he sees the long flowing hair that he does not have and realizes how different he is. I would argue that the way the scene is shot does not lend to this assumption as Powder really stares for a long time and someone of his intellect should know better to stare at a half-naked boy only covered by a towel. I felt compelled to write a review because i find it interesting that my perception of the film changed drastically the second i found out that the director was gay and had molested a young boy. Maybe it is unfair of me to change my perception of the film because of this fact and probably my perception of the film should not be influenced by this fact. But it is what it is and that's what i really find interesting about this film. Is it wrong for my perception of the film to be changed just because the director has a history of child molestation?

Powder was just a baby when his mom died. While giving birth she was struck by lightning and died on the operating table. The baby survived, but the dad, seeing that the baby is albino (a lack of pigment in hair, eyes and skin tone), he becomes disgusted and leaves the baby with its grandparents. Powder grows up isolated from most human contact; his world is in the classic novels he's memorized over the years. Soon he is found and sent away as a teen to a school for boys. They think he is weird because of his appearance and they constantly make fun of him and bully him. However, he shows a few people in the rural New England town that they shouldn't judge a person by appearance; he shows them the good in his powers and in himself. This film has great soundtrack, an amazing plot and a lesson anyone can carry with them their whole life: don't judge a person by race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or morals; judge them based on their actions. The ending of the film was absolutely breathtaking, a beautiful scene. I hope Powder s left alone and never remade with CGI, because its a classic that will be loved among viewers for a long time.

Why didn't is see this movie before? It is one of those hidden jewels you stumble upon after looking for a good movie and have to dig trough the dirt.So i'm not going to give a big review here. JUST SEE IT. IT IS MORE THEN WORTH IT! GIVE IT AN Oscar OK have to give an bigger review here otherwise it won't stick. So why is this film so unappreciated in movie-land? It has everything a good movie should have. A good original story, well known and good actors, good screen shots, moving music and some minimal special effects. It has so many layers without being predictable and over the top like some of the Hollywood movies. Well people you should give it more points. Let's do it