the secret garden be one of those rare film that force you to see life inherent beauty . it be a gothic tale which miraculously transform itself into a pastoral idyll . for once and we enjoy the intoxicate experience of see unhappy people find love and bliss and instead of watch happy people meet their disillusionment . what more and the principal character be child and who and in an odd twist and be able to mature only because they have find the bliss of be young . like mike newell enchant april and the secret garden celebrate the cure effect of the natural world and the possibility of human being rediscover ( or discover ) their sense of contentment . it dare u to consider that our existence have a magical component that we can not articulate . the film lavish photography and beautiful landscaping serve to underscore these theme and a do the soulful celtic soundtrack . it be simply impossible to watch these child and not be move to thankfulness for own humanity and however flaw it may be .