Life, Animated

THE GIST: Owen Suskind was growing normally until age 3, when he developed autism and started withdrawing from the world. Fortunately, he and his family found a way of communicating through animated movies, Disney's in particular, which allowed him to have a semblance of a normal life.

Life, Animated is an interesting documentary that tells the story of this sweet little boy whose world suddenly shrunk in size and became alien to him, until he found a way to communicate with people again through animated characters.

THE BOTTOM LINE: There's no bombast here, just the story of a gentle soul and his struggles with life, which are likely very different from what the vast majority of us experience on a regular basis.

Grade: 6