Chocolate is a movie about a mother and daughter moving into a small religious town during the season of Lent in the Catholic Church. Lent is an Old Catholic tradition which involves fasting from foods that you absolutely can’t live without, foods that you find to be the most tempting in the world. Everybody in the town goes to the same church and is basically brainwashed to give up sweets for Lent. The mother in this movie makes a very delicious chocolate and opens up a chocolate store which she also lives in as she moves into the town. Her timing isn’t the best because she opens her store in the middle of Lent. She isn’t a religious person so doesn’t care much for lent. She is seen as a bad person because of her lack of interest in the church and love of chocolate in the season of Lent. In actuality, she is a very charming lady who simply wants to share her love with the world. Being a catholic allows me to see the true power in this movie. When I give up something for Lent, I usually come across the food I gave up more than before. In the movie, the mother doesn’t force anybody to enter her store. It is the people who follow Lent because they are simply told to instead of actually wanting to give up something they love for the Lord. When they are tempted by chocolate, they can’t resist. Food is the most addicting thing and it takes a great deal of mental discipline to give up. This movie inspired me to try giving chocolate up for Lent this year. I’m not as big of a fan of chocolate as the people in this movie are, so I’m going to give up any sweet that includes chocolate… even chocolate ice-cream.