I saw the movie and put up a review on Amazon. I felt it was an awesome opportunity to see into the lives of people who live real lives, who aren't constantly pushing the "everything is perfect, nothing is flawed" mentality that is SUCH a turn-off to people like me. I don't want perfection. I want a nice place to live, where I can enjoy (or not) my imperfect life, and enjoy (or not) my fellow imperfect humans. I don't want Stepford, or some kind of fantasyland. I want a sincere genuine community and this movie showed that it absolutely exists in the Villages.
It is a beautiful place, with so much to do and see and experience. But none of that means anything, if everyone you meet has the same smile plastered on their faces all the time. The constant happy joy is creepy, and doesn't reflect reality. It makes me feel sad for people who feel they must always be 100% pro-villages and always 100% against criticism of it.
So I'm glad for the movie, and I felt it was well made, with beautiful visuals, and touching stories of real people trying to get through personal problems in an amazing retirement community.
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