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The Ultimate Gift (2006)

Cover of The Ultimate Gift

Rated:  G

Director:  Michael O. Sajbel

Run Time:  114 minutes

Age Recommendations:  All ages

Main Characters:  Jason, Emily, Mom, Mr. Hamilton

Plot:  A rich man dies and all his family care about is how much they get from his estate.  All are left to carry on the way they are with the Board of Trustees handling the inheritance, except for one grandson, Jason.  He was left with the Ultimate Gift.

Theme:  Because of his grandfather’s ultimate gift, Jason goes from being a selfish rich boy who only cares about money, to a caring unselfish loving human being.

Good Points:

• Keeps your interest.
• It will make you cry a feel good cry.
• Rather than telling all the things at the beginning, your understanding becomes greater as the movie unfolds.
• The music and scenery moves the movie along and brings your heart into the movie.
• The actors are well chosen.

Downfalls:

• No downfalls.  It was one of those movies that just made you feel good and glad that you saw it.

Buy/Rent/Skip:  Buy:  after watching this movie the “Ultimate Gift” would be different for each person but for me it seemed to be the gift of life.  A good life spent doing good things.  Buy it and discover what your “Ultimate Gift” would be.

The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift is a tale of one man’s tumultuous journey toward personal growth and fulfillment. Surrounded in life, and death, by avaricious family members fueled by a sense of entitlement, billionaire Red Stevens (James Garner) wants to bequeath at least one member of his extended family “the ultimate gift”: something he perceives as immensely more valuable than material wealth. Red’s arrogant grandson Jason (Drew Fuller) holds a deep-seated hatred for his newly-deceased grandfather, so he’

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_____ A paper clip

_____ A maple key

_____ An acorn

_____ A battery

_____ Green Shorts

_____ An unopened bag of popcorn

_____ A piece of red licorice

_____ A piece of pink paper

_____ A bolt

_____ A straw

_____ A 1973 penny

_____ A seashell

_____ A yellow feather

_____ A nail

_____ A Trident gum wrapper

_____ A safety pin

_____ A purple wild flower

_____ A cocoon

_____ A piece of moss

_____ A pinecone

_____ A maple leaf

_____ A pink stone

_____ A red pen

_____ A purple t-shirt

_____ A kernel of corn

_____ A pine needle

_____ A thistle

_____ A Reese’s pieces wrapper

_____ A Pepsi label

_____ A 1962 dime

_____ A candle

_____ A popsicle stick

_____ An orange baseball cap

_____ An apple core

_____ A pop can tab

_____ A peanut shell

_____ A red sock

_____ A blue comb

_____ A spool of thread

_____ A fruit pit

_____ A blue feather

_____ A spider web

_____ A Coke can

_____ A piece of green glass

_____ A bean

_____ A piece of brown glass

_____ A corn husk

_____ A calendar

_____ A patterned pillowcase

_____ A balloon

_____ A thumbtack

_____ A plastic fork

_____ A binder

_____ A bud from a tree

_____ An apple blossom

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Step2:

Have each participant (family member) fill out a bio/description sheet.  This consists of the description of the photo and bio of the photographer.

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Display the pictures.  You can send out invitations to your extended family and friends that invite them to attend your family’s “show.”

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Hold an awards ceremony where every participant is recognized.

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