Me too, Phaedrus! We've watched it several times here, and I really enjoy it. It reminded me a lot of a sort of similar experience when I was about 13. Big move across the country, lost belongings, the challenge of trying to fit in, having a family who loved and supported me but who I thought didn't understand.... I was lost for while.

The movie takes it all to an extreme, but exaggeration is popular in movies, especially kids movies. It did a great job and helping my kids understand emotions and how easy it can be to jostle your own or someone else's emotional roller coaster, and how hard it can be to control once it's rolling.