Mr. Magorium’s Powerfully Effective Emporium

I swear it wasn’t more than halfway through watching this movie that I thought to myself, “This would make a killer post!” However, I am not saddened to say that the message behind this wonderfully imaginative and extremely colorful film fits nicely with the subject matter of GrowStronger.com. What is that message exactly? The power of belief.

Throughout the movie, Mr. Magorium’s character, played by Dustin Hoffman, had a magical sense about him. Whether it was him or the store that was truly magical is beyond the point. He had the belief that life itself was magical and that was the only explanation needed for the fantastic and gravity-defying spectacles put on daily at his toy shop.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Yes, there have been countless movies centered around this idea. We’ve seen it everywhere. In fact, the idea that all one has to do is believe has been drilled into our collective heads from teachers, parents, and even Oscar-winning actors. But that doesn’t take anything away from this movie at all.

If you have yet to see this movie, and don’t want it to be spoiled for you, then please read no further. Very light spoilers to follow.

Wooden Cube Theory
Right away, Mr. Magorium gives Molley Mahoney, played by Natalie Portman, a wooden cube. He gives no description of how it will actually be used, only that it will be important for an adventure of some kind…

The theory of the wooden cube is that projecting the power of belief into something else will give you great insight into yourself. After Molly finally realized that it wasn’t believing in the cube that made it magical, it was believing in herself.

If you could believe in the power of something as small and insignificant as a wooden cube, then you could believe in the power of something as creative, inspirational, and imaginative as yourself. By harnessing the power of belief into something like that wooden cube, you strengthen the idea of being able to believe in who you are and what you are capable of.

So my suggestion to all of you is to pick something to believe in so strongly that it becomes magical. Whether it is a practice, a way of life, something abstract like love, or even a wooden box. The more magical it becomes to you, the more magical you will see yourself.

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