Movie Review - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
@just4him (306354)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
May 19, 2019 4:18pm CST
Based on a true story. It takes place in the African country of Malawi. It's a very poor country and the weather doesn't cooperate when it comes to planting and harvesting, so the people are hungry.
The boy has the opportunity to go to school, but his parents can't afford the fees. However, he finds a way to learn without learning. I know that probably didn't make sense. Because his parents couldn't pay the fees, he couldn't be taught, so he taught himself. He figured out how to create a windmill from junk just by reading and scrounging in the junkyard.
It's a story about corrupt government and extreme poverty but also about hope. The story is half English and half subtitle, but it didn't bother me. It's an excellent story and won the BAFTA award. I give this one a solid two thumbs up.
It's on Netflix. Have you seen it? Did you like it? Thanks for reading.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
20 May 19
I did not see it but I will keep it in mind.
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@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 May 19
@1hopefulman You're welcome.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
20 May 19
Haven't seen it but it sounds good.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
20 May 19
@just4him I do have Netflix but I also have lousy Internet (I live in the country so I have a choice of a few sattelite services and nothing else and they are all the same level of lousyness) so NetFlix is just frustrating. You get sometimes up to a minute of what your watching and then it buffers for a couple of minutes. When I finally get decent Internet, I'll go back to watching NetFlix.
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@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 May 19
@xander6464 Mine has been buffering lately. Totally annoying. I hope you can get a good Internet soon.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
20 May 19
i've not seen't through 'ts entirety, but've read 'f this young fella. jest goes to show that nothin' 'tis 'mpossible if'n ya got the dream'n the gumption. from my gatherin', he's workin' to get more built 'n other gadgets to help the village people.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
21 May 19
it sounds like a good movie. I watched an old movie yesterday called The Detective which was a Father Brown movie.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
20 May 19
Wow, that's cool - congrats to the boy who learned in spite of not going to school
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@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 May 19
@FayeHazel 
I'm sorry you don't.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
20 May 19
"To learn without learning" I like this phrase. Just like approving without thinking. My youngest son is a Netflix subscriber. I will have the opportunity to watch this movie.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May 19
Never heard of it before but sounds like one of those stories that finally make you smile at the end.
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@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 May 19
I'm sure there's a book, but this was a movie and an excellent one. I hope you find it in the library.
@MommyOfEli2013 (82010)
• Rupert, Idaho
20 May 19
Great review on the movie, I have not seen it.
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