Because of Winn-Dixie is a heartwarming and entertaining family film about what happens when a little girl asks God for friends. Opal and her dog, Winn Dixie, go around the small Florida town in which they live, brightening the lives of everyone they meet, from a blind old lady, who is rumored to be a witch (but in reality is just lonely), to an old librarian, to a pet store owner who was in jail for 2 years, but is reformed.

The movie deals with many themes that parents and children can talk about after leaving the theater. Some we discussed were:

• people have problems that we don't know about so...