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Gifted movie review: Tale of 6-year old math prodigy is formulaic but charming

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“ She’s not normal, but if Einstein can ride a bike so can she .”  – Frank Adler talking about the fact that Mary is a gifted child. I love this movie. I loved the bond between Chris Evans and Mckenna Grace. Something to watch out. The direction is great and the story is very much moving. It is an extremely beautiful and heart touching movie, the sort which makes you smile through tears. The acting is exceptional, and you can't help but fall in love with the characters. I liked how they explored the complexity of the characters, and didn't just make it black and white with clear 'heroes' and 'villains'. Nobody's perfect. Love is not fearing they would get taken away from you, it is fearing that you may not be good enough for them. Gifted is an example of fluent storytelling of a simple story with basic courtroom drama and emotions. The scene of maths are beautifully portrayed, not exaggerating the girl's abilities but showcasing her as

The Curves and Edges of Life

Today I took a good look at my body, Stretch marks, making roads on the map. Cellulite, the craters on the moon. White, the snow. Curves, hills next to the straight roads. Birthmarks, paint splatters on the white canvas. Hair, the grass peeping through the cracks on the sidewalk. It was grotesque, beautifully ugly. In my eyes, my body was the ugliest thing you could look at. But this time I didn't look with my eyes. I looked tragically beautiful. The beauty was in the essence of the  admiration of my small imperfections. In my eyes, it added to the disgust. But in my other perspective, flaws are to  be admired. Who said they were to be flaws in the first place? Why not all beautiful? Who created all these standards? Who said stretch marks aren't a mark of beauty? My body is beautifully horrifying, with all its complexities and curves and edges. I am learning to embrace myself in  my own skin, Because my own kin can't c