I read reviews and comments about the movie, best performances of the actors and the occasional weaknesses in the plot line, but I really haven't seen much mention of the thing that struck me most – its portrayal of what slavery meant in the deep South.

So, the main lessons are: 1. Beauty is not about outer appearances – but short is really, really ugly and it's fine to make fun of short people. 2. Beauty is in the eyes of other people; our beauty depends on what they think and what they say.

The picture-perfect ending. Kung Fu, complicated love, and death from a technique known only to an inner elite.