The last time I saw such a mesmerizingly perfect family film was
The Whale Rider. Inspired by events in the life of
David Marenger,
The Blue Butterfly features Marc Donato as Pete Carlton, a terminally ill ten-year-old with more than a passing interest in entomology. His mother (Pascale Bussieres) persuades Alan Osborne (William Hurt, reminding us -- again -- how brilliant he is), a popular entomologist her son idolizes, to bring Pete to the tropical rain forest to pursue the Blue Morpho --
Mariposa Azul. Doctors have given Pete only a few months to live; catching the rare butterfly represents his dream.
If you think you know how this will end, you're wrong.
Brilliant. Thought-provoking. Emotional. Interesting. All we could possibly ask of a ninety-six-minute film -- and more.
Don't miss this one.
By the way, I saw a Blue Morpho when
Master and I went to New York. Here is one of my favorite images. (Click to enlarge.)
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