I'm 47yo and only go to the theater to see "big" movies. I put off on seeing this one just because it didn't really look interesting. All my friends said I should see it, though, so I did and it changed my perception of what movies should be. I feel that movies should "take you somewhere else" or let you "live in someone else's shoes" well, this movie does that and more. For almost 3 hours, I was alive and living in and on a different world....a beautiful world full of unbelievably realistic special effects which blurred the line between real and CG. It was almost as if I was the proverbial "fly on the wall" as I watched the characters interact. I truly felt I was there. Amazing movie that will stand the test of time.