In 2010 I watched a film and hated it.

Alice in Wonderland the remake with Johnny Depp.

Detested the movie, but sat through it out of respect for the source material and cast.

Nearly ten years later I watched it again and found it incredibly moving and thoughtful.

I loved it.

What changed? Obviously not the film.

When I watched it again, I found myself thinking about the kids I might one day have. About the perspective they might one day have.

Thinking through the eyes of my imaginary teenage daughter allowed appreciation to blossom.

It’s not that the film was terrible, I just wasn’t the right demographic in my young, dumb, male avatar.

Since this experience I’ve never been able to hate a film again.

Judgement is a doorway into the soul.