Bekkah:

This movie would have been very ~*deep*~ if I had seen it in high school. It’s definitely a movie for high school weirdos. Are high school students really this shitty? Did I just go to a nice high school that wasn’t really full of weird-ass people? I was definitely Not Cool and I’m sure some people got picked on, but I really think it’s not so bad (maybe middle school is another story).

Danya:

When I saw this movie as a teenager, I was totally enthralled. Don’t all teenagers secretly wish they had magic powers? That their awkwardness, their oddness, is just proof of something undeniably special? I wanted magic. With some notable exceptions, most people in this movie are kind and well-intentioned, which helps right now. Powder himself has beautiful bone structure. I don’t get his choice at the end, but maybe he was just too beautiful for this world? Again, unassuming geniuses are knock my socks off. It’s a fable and a fairytale, but one that as a high school weirdo, I believed in. Jeff keeps his shirt on the whole time.

7 / 10 Goldblums

Powder on IMDB

An off the charts genius who is home schooled and shunned after his last relative dies shows the unconscious residents of his town about connection awareness and the generosity of the spirit.

Director: Victor Salva

Writer: Victor Salva

Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen