Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia was the 'New Movie of the Week' on the Starz movie channel this week. Since I hadn't seen it, and it seemed to be the type of movie that I would like, I tuned in expecting a happy, pleasant movie experience. I mean, this was a movie based on a kid's book with a couple of children with such wonderful imaginations that they create a whole world... it was bound to be a happy, captivating, warm-hearted adventure... Right? Let's see... the tagline for this movie was:
Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever.
The official blurb:
From Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media comes Bridge To Terabithia, the exhilarating and heartwarming fantasy-adventure about the power of imagination and the magic of friendship. Tired of being bullied at school and neglected at home, Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke escape into the woods, where Leslie opens Jess's mind to the amazing kingdom of Terabithia. It's a secret land where they reign supreme among the giants, ogres and other fantastical creatures they create. As their imaginations soar and their friendship deepens, they discover how to rule their own kingdom, fight the forces of darkness and change their lives forever.
I was ready to be entertained by a cute little fantasy... little did I know that the story I was about to see was not what I was expecting!
Wow! Now I'm not the type to get all teary-eyed at a movie... but... WOW! G walked in and found me a sniffling, sniveling mess. Tears just running down my face. I hadn't looked at this book in the book store so I had no idea what it was about other than the quick little blurb they gave in the guide about the movie, but I am going to assume (at least hope) that it is a YA meant for the 13 to 18 year old crowd because.. Wow (did I say that already? LOL!). After watching the movie I went online to find a site with the cliff notes, and it would appear that the book is even sadder than the movie. It is now on my to be bought/read list.
If you haven't seen this movie... watch it! Especially if you weren't one of the popular kids at school. This movie will definitely strike a cord.
In case you are interested, here are links to the official movie site, the Internet Movie Database site, and the Sparknotes page. This movie wasn't what I expected, in fact, it wasn't anything like I expected it to be, but if you get a chance to catch it... do so. And if you don't know anything about the movie or book, don't read anything about it before you see the movie... I think it affected me as much as it did because what happened came as a surprise.
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5 comments:
Hi JJ.. I am smirking here because you sound just like me when I read the book! I had seen trailers of the movie and knew I'd not get to a theater and sent for the book. Like you I thought it was just about an imaginary world the kids made up.. little did I know! It's a great story though,and deserved all the awards it received!
I bought the movie for my brother for christmas but I warned him that there were sad parts. (thats all I told him, because he cries at movies too!..the color purple comes to mind as one he cries at every time he sees it)
This is in my Netflix queue. I'm going there now to bump it up to #1 so I get it in my next shipment. LOL
JJ,
This is a magical movie which I adored. It reminded me just how important love and friendship is to me, and how those energies can take me beyond what I consider to be "reality" to know that anything is possible, if I keep my mind and heart open.
Thank you so much for recommending this compelling film. I will have to add it to my library to view at those times when I forget its powerful message.
Jo
Hmm . . I haven't heard of that one, but it sounds interesting. Hope you have a good weekend!
There was a lot of silly controversy about this show because the advertising for it was not anything like what the movie delivered. I saw this in the theatre and loved it. It is such a nice, touching film. I thought the cast was great and promptly bought this on DVD when it came out. I even knew what was going to happen and I still cried!
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