The film version of a book often has an unfair advantage. Why wonder, the movie, cant best the book its based on the. In the movie, auggie sits in the back but in the book he sits in the front. Perhaps its greatest power resides exclusively in the province of literature.
Palacios bestselling novel offers much more than meets the eye. This film is based on her bestselling novel of the same name, which tells the story of august pullman, a boy with facial differences caused by treacher collins syndrome who enters fifth grade and confronts the challenges of attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. This special movie tiein edition features an eightpage fullcolor insert with photos from the. I thought that the screenplay managed to capture all of the important moments in the book, almost too perfectly because the movie did start to drag a little. In addition, in the movie, summer wants to shake auggies hand. A movie that doesnt dwell on special effects, talking animals or a big budget, but has deeper thoughts and real themes that enthralls the inner kid in all of us. Wonder the movie falls short of the book due to the lack of character depth, the lack of timelines and the limited amount of awareness. Here are the differences between the book and movie. Why wonder, the movie, cant best the book its based on.
It is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by r. Wonder is a feelgood movie that needed more realism the. Wonder may have received an oscar nomination for its makeup and hairstyling, but the movie never would have worked without jacob tremblays performance as auggie, a young boy with facial differences. Their main source of outrage is that the book isnt based on a real character, the author doesnt have a facial deformity and the child playing the main character auggie in the movie doesnt have deformity either. Once i heard what the book is about, i ordered the movie as well to watch after i finished reading the book im a read the book before watching the movie kind of person. She did not design the cover, but she sure does love it.
Wonder movie is real life for these two families cnn. The moment that led to the bestselling childrens novel wonder with its message about the power of kindness that is now at the center of a new movie is one that author r. Over 8 million people have fallen in love with wonder and auggie pullman, the. What do you think the differences are between the wonder book and movie. But wonder, the book, operates on a level that seems impervious to the powers of cinema. Palacio and stars julia roberts, owen wilson, jacob tremblay, noah jupe, izabela vidovic, mandy patinkin, and daveed diggs. Wonder is a toughminded film that reminded so much of how i used to love the classic family films i grew up with. With jacob tremblay, owen wilson, izabela vidovic, julia roberts.
Wonder is a 2017 american drama film directed by stephen chbosky and written by jack thorne, steven conrad, and chbosky. Either way there are some incredible lessons my kids have learned from the movie wonder. I believe that a good book adaptation should know what to trim out, because theres usually far too much in a book. My husband and i watched it last night and we both really enjoyed it. Wonder the book, and wonder the movie halifax public. Over 8 million people have fallen in love with wonder and auggie pullman, the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face, who inspired a movement to choose kind and an upcoming graphic novel white bird on sale 1012019. This film is based on her bestselling novel of the same name, which tells the story of august pullman, a boy with. Wonder is a book and movie about a boy called august auggie pullman who was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has. Based on the new york times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of august pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. The film, which follows a boy with treacher collins syndrome trying to fit in, was released in the united states on november 17, 2017, by lionsgate.
Palacios bestselling novel downplays some painful truths about what its like to live with disfigurement. In this exclusive featurette, tremblay, who was nine during filming, reveals the sweet way he prepared for the part by spending time with real kids with facial differences and putting together a. Two families of children with facial differences open up about how the heartwarming tale reflects their real lives. Written for the screen by stephen chbosky and steven conrad and jack thorne.