{"id":9653,"date":"2022-09-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T23:15:14","slug":"gigi-nate-uplifting-movie-with-an-encouraging-message-and-elicits-a-range-of-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2022\/gigi-nate-uplifting-movie-with-an-encouraging-message-and-elicits-a-range-of-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigi &#038; Nate * Uplifting Movie With An Encouraging Message And Elicits A Range Of Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GGNATE_27x40_1sheet_72dpi_FM2.jpg?resize=102%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9657\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GGNATE_27x40_1sheet_72dpi_FM2.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GGNATE_27x40_1sheet_72dpi_FM2.jpg?resize=692%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GGNATE_27x40_1sheet_72dpi_FM2.jpg?resize=768%2C1137&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GGNATE_27x40_1sheet_72dpi_FM2.jpg?w=1013&amp;ssl=1 1013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nate Gibson\u2019s life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi \u2013 a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey \u2013 who helps Nate find what he needs most: hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, \u201cGigi &amp; Nate is an uplifting movie with an encouraging message. This movie will put you through a range of emotions, and may even bring on the \u201cwaterworks.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gigi &amp; Nate<br>By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a37qxmJp6Yo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gigi &amp; Nate <\/em>is an uplifting movie with an encouraging message. This movie will put you through a range of emotions, and may even bring on the \u201cwaterworks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a37qxmJp6Yo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_02_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9655\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_02_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_02_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_02_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_02_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After barely surviving a tragic accident that left him paralyzed, Nate Gibson (Charlie Rowe) has nothing worth living for, until he meets Gigi, a capuchin monkey. The two develop an inseparable bond, but not everyone\u2019s a fan of the relationship. Can Gigi and Nate stay together? &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie is inspired by the organization Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled which helps to match people with disabilities to monkeys who will help them in their day to day life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special effects are so impressive as I could barely tell when it switched from CGI to real life. Allie (who plays Gigi), the adorable capuchin monkey, makes her acting debut in this movie, and she is trained incredibly well. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_01_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9656\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_01_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_01_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_01_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GIGI__NATE_01_Photo_Credit_Anne_Marie_Fox-Courtesy_Roadside_Attractions.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Too bad for Allie that there aren\u2019t Oscars for animals, because she would win one! Kudos to Allie\u2019s trainers for making her actions seem so organic and natural! The chemistry with Charlie Rowe (Nate) and Allie feels so real that sometimes I forget I\u2019m watching a fictional movie and not a documentary. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary message of&nbsp;<em>Gigi &amp; Nate <\/em>is to never give up \u2013 whether that means on yourself or on something you believe in. This movie has some profanity, alcohol consumption and attempted suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give&nbsp;<em>Gigi &amp; Nate<\/em>&nbsp;4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18. <em>Gigi and Nate<\/em>&nbsp;comes out in theaters September 2, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n_tgQ105coQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Gibson\u2019s life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi \u2013 a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey \u2013 who helps Nate find what he needs most: hope.<\/p>\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, \u201cGigi &#038; Nate is an uplifting movie with an encouraging message. 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