Xander

Growing up, I believe I loved this movie so much because the friendship and messages in the movie was something I wish I had in real life. This was a comfortable film, because during then, it was really hard for me to make friends. The adventures, jokes and youthful moments shown in this film made me wish I could make that happen for myself. As a soon-to-be 23 year old adult, ten years later, I watched this movie again with my younger brothers and it made me want to cry just as much as it did then. I still consider this movie deep down one of my favorites. But as an adult, all this movie makes me wish is that I can go back in time and repeat all the same adventures and adolescence I did grow up having. It made me wish that I met my two best friends a lot sooner than high school. I also adore this movie for its juvenile innocence. I really like buddy films, but a lot of the buddy films I like can be raunchy, absurd and adultish. Earth To Echo hits right at home with the juvenile age and friendship. There’s no cussing, no drinking, no drugs--this film really shows what it’s like to be a free-spirited kid again, a kid wanting to be heard and seeing the world differently compared to adults and I love it so much. This was probably the start of my taste for buddy films and what even got me hooked on Counting Stars by OneRepublic. I really wish I could watch Earth To Echo for the first time again. Today, it’s a nostalgic movie that I hope I never forget about. I’m going to buy it on DVD and a small poster and keep it in a box. I hope I show my kids this and I hope other people come to value this movie as much as I do. Like, it’s just a movie about three middle schoolers wanting to go on one real last adventure together. No partying and no obnoxiousness and that’s what I thrive on in this movie; the adolescent innocence. The childhood innocence, obsessions, personalities and demeanor shown in this movie makes me wish I could relive my childhood just to see what that’s like again and make sure I don’t take it for granted. I don’t want to forget the nostalgia and the feeling of being a kid and by that, I don’t want to forget this masterpiece of a film. I think since it’s been admittedly quite a few years since I’ve last seen Earth To Echo, it reminded me of what that was all like. This movie makes me wish my life was a movie, going on constant adventures and not having to worry about the dull realities in life. Thank you, Earth To Echo, for being such a comfort film for me, my nostalgia, and for always reminding me what’s like to be a kid again, because I know today, every time I see this movie, that little kid inside of me is crying, wishing he could still be one.