Hotel Transylvania is a PG-rated, 91-minute animated comedy derived from famous fairy tale characters. Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) is a misunderstanding vampire who builds a large hotel to protect his daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez). On her 118th birthday, their friends come to celebrate, as well as an unwelcome human that takes a liking to Mavis. The troubles of Dracula keeping this human secret go beyond the party itself, hitting inside his fatherly heart as he has trouble letting his daughter grow up. Andy Samberg, Kevin James, and Fran Drescher also bring life to this incredible animation feat directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

This movie hits home for me as I feel I can connect with Mavis. Mavis represents teenagers willing and able to grow up but pushed down by family or society.  I feel as if Mavis was almost an exact copy of me and how I feel at this stage of my life. I want to be able to grow and excel in life, but I feel pushed down by many people. There were, however, many funny parts that gave light to the movie and to me.

I find it hard to find a good movie today that seems to explain the problems that we feel in our lives. Most movies some people go to nowadays, go just to have a good time and be with friends. I think we should go to get a lesson out of it. Yes, some movies are really only for entertainment and for our action-fix. But for those movies that are actually meant to teach something, learn from them. Watch and think between the lines of the story. You might actually find some answers to some life questions.