On our most recent family movie nights, we watched the movie: Wonder!
I had to do a review on this movie because it was absolutely amazing. This movie moved me to a TON of crocodile tears. At the end of the movie, I literally cried uncontrollably and I was full of emotions and not in a bad way but they were happy tears. Let me explain….
This movie is not only an amazing family movie but a movie that should touch the heart of every human being who has a heart of true love, compassion, and someone who is empathetic toward others. Wonder is a movie focusing on the life of a young boy by the name of August Pullman. It not only focuses on the life of August but it focuses on each individual that has played a roll in his life as well. August has Treacher Collins Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treacher_Collins_syndrome) and this movie guides us through this families life on how they as well as August are adjusting to him growing up and accepting who he is to fit in with those in society. It also addresses one of the most sensitive subjects in our world today which would be: Bullying, as well as self-love, acceptance from others, the toll it had on his family, the defining moments of friendships and most of all the love of a parent and the sacrifices we make to ensure our children are safe and well-grounded in the world we live in today.
This world can be very cruel but I realize as parents that no matter how much we try to keep our children away from certain things, they have to eventually learn how to navigate their way through life. As long as they know that we as parents are here to help them and encourage them with every mistake, accident, bump, or offense they may receive I believe they will be fine. August had a lot of emotional breakdowns but his parents didn’t allow him to give in to his emotions and I must add that Julia Roberts who played the mom (One of my absolute favorite actresses) and Owen Wilson (who played the dad) gave stunning performances as the parents of August Pullman.
However, I don’t want to give too much information on the movie and spoil it for you but please watch it with your family. You won’t regret it!
I’ll leave you with this line that Principal Tushman played by Mandy Patinkin said…. “Auggie can’t change the way he looks but maybe we can change the way we see”.
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Ladaya
Loves it!!! Well written and good insight given as well as the ability to have Complete UNDERSTANDING of the movie in it’s entirety. giving the audience SMall CONNOTATIONS so that we would be intrigued enough to go and SEE this movie for ourselves. Good work. Thank you! 😘
Martina
You’re welcome!! Thank you for reading:-)