I cried for the first time in 2018. The acting skills of this little fresh meat are too sad.

Julianne 2021-12-31 08:01:42

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The best-selling novel "Wonder" written by RJ Palacio in 2012 can be regarded as a "miracle" in the history of publishing. No novel has been published in so many countries but used the same cover. And this phenomenon to some extent also explains the global nature of the content of this novel and the commonality with the family culture of all countries. It is not only a children’s novel, it should be used by all parents, adults who are about to become parents, or parents. Reading by young people in a confused stage.

Miracle boy
8.8
[America] RJ Palacio / 2018 / People's Literature Publishing House

"Wonder", a novel about boys born with facial deformities, has won numerous awards and has topped the New York Times children's book list for more than 120 consecutive weeks.

In fact, teen-themed movies are the most lacking movie genre in the mainland market. Local creators seldom have the intention to focus on family audiences, while overseas imported films have rarely released family-themed live-action movies in the mainland for box office returns. This is what makes me particularly regretful. With such a large movie market and such a huge mass base, more and more home audiences choose cinemas to watch movies. It is difficult for our market to have a realistic theme that really suits them. movie.

Therefore, for the Chinese market, the film "Miracle Boy" adapted from the best-selling novel "Wonder" is a very important work. I believe its appearance will change some things. Of course, this is also because the film itself is sufficient. outstanding.

"Wallflower Boy" directed by Stephen Choboski, "The Room Boy" Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson starring.

Before watching this film, I was actually ready to cry. Without reading the original and having limited understanding of the whole story, I always think "Miracle Boy" is a traditional Hollywood tear-jersey family movie. You can get a lot of touches when you watch the movie, but you will be touched after crying. Such a thing.

In fact, the translation of the name "Miracle Boy" is still misleading, because it should not be a film that only tells the life and growth of the little male protagonist, but the simple name of the original "Wonder" is more in line with the theme of the film, at least In my opinion, this film is a movie that tells the portraits of teenagers' families and campus life with a special role as the starting point of the story, and the so-called "miracle" comes from every role.

This drama, which presents social issues in a gentle way, struggles with the cruelty of the world in a way that is partial to realistic fairy tales.

On the surface, "Miracle Boy" is just a story about a boy with a deformed face who encountered all kinds of cold eyes after entering the school, but with the support of his relatives, he grew up and finally integrated into the campus and became the pride of everyone. The little boy Ogi is the protagonist of the film, and under the interpretation of the talented child star Jacob Tremblay, this less "good-looking" character has become the cutest and most likable screen in our memory. Image. In fact, the film tells the story of Augie himself, and the film has enough tears, but the director's ambition is not just that.

The powerful part of the script of "Miracle Boy" is that it uses the plot of Augie’s entering school as the starting point of the story. It tells the personal growth and life choices of different characters after this incident, and discusses contemporary parent-child, classmate interaction, and campus bullying. , Youth psychology and so on.

Jacob Tremblay in "The Miracle Boy"

Jacob Tremblay in The Room

Jacob Tremblay in "Before Awakening"

The first perspective of the film is of course the perspective of the male protagonist Augie. As a boy who has been protected by his parents at home, he is finally going to enter the door of elementary school. He understands his drag on his mother’s career, and at the same time is full of this unknown world. Fear, he knows his own difference, but he doesn't know how to overcome this difference. Of course, he still walked into the door of the school and started his own brand new life.

In short, Augie’s story is a story about “integration”. The deformed-looking man encountered bullying and ridicule by hypocritical and good students at school. He finally found a good friend but suffered a “betrayal”, which was miserable. The miserable campus life almost defeated him, but the sensation in his heart and the support of his parents and sisters still made him courage to face many things, and when he made such a choice, the people around him also had an attitude towards him. There has been a change. And we will eventually find that what this story tells has nothing to do with the deformed children, but tells our own story.

The second perspective of the film comes from Augie's sister Wia, a high school student who doesn't seem very eye-catching. At the moment when her younger brother entered the campus, she also encountered her own life problems. First of all, her good girlfriend had never contacted herself after the summer vacation, unknowingly, she was a stranger to herself, and she gradually realized that Her younger brother attracted all the attention of her parents, and as the eldest daughter, she became the most helpless person at this point in time.

As a result, Wia began to search for the meaning of her own existence. She joined the drama club by accident and met a black male student with a lovely personality. Gradually, she found that her life was gradually brighter. During the period of encouraging his younger brother, he gained more strength.

The third perspective of the film comes from Oss’ mother. As a children’s illustrator, she almost abandoned her career after giving birth to Augie. On the one hand, she hopes that her children can have a normal life, and on the other hand, she Hope to give him the best care. Seeing what happened to her son at school, she is also very embarrassed, but the biggest responsibility as a parent is not to protect and spoil the child, but to help the child grow up, let them reconcile with their own differences, and let them face their own special and can use Look at this issue in another light. This is the responsibility of the so-called parents to their children.

This is why parent audiences should come to watch this movie. A correct education concept is a missing thing in China. Parent audiences need such a movie for them to introspect and learn.

Julia Roberts, who has maintained quality for almost only one play for a year, played her mother’s moving performance in "Miracle Boy"

The fourth perspective of the film comes from Jack Weir, the first friend Auggie made at school. This character’s family is not very rich and needs a scholarship from the school very much. He also came into contact with Auggie reluctantly. At the beginning, he took a task to take special care of Augie, but as the relationship got closer, he discovered the cuteness of Augie, but due to the pressure of the classmates who bullied Augie, he and Augie had a misunderstanding.

The good news is that Jack Will made a crucial decision. He stood firmly on Augie's side to help him fight the malice of this world. Jack's existence focuses on our mentality and way of looking at those disadvantaged groups. In the end, all the prejudices are exchanged with each other in good faith, which is the true meaning of interpersonal interaction.

It is said that people who have watched "Miracle Boy" want to pinch the face of this child

The film also has a perspective from Wia’s "ex-best friend" Miranda. This perspective involves spoilers for a core plot. I won’t say more. I can only reveal that the existence of this character indirectly shows the cuteness of the Augie family. And warmth.

Although "Miracle Boy" is not a perfect movie, it is really a lovely movie. Its smart play contains almost every our story and part of our life experience. Its storytelling posture is humorous and wise, almost not obviously sensational, but it can make it burst into tears unknowingly.

It is clearly a movie about suffering, but it does not show the suffering and consumption suffering at all, and even the most criticized reality and malice have been dealt with by the director with dramatic methods, and there is no trace of ambition in the original creation.

I have always felt that relatively high-level sensational movies do not need much irritating pictures or strong emotions. Sometimes the characters are not crying but the audience is crying. Although the plot is not intense at all, the audience can feel behind the plot. The thing-obviously contains the warmth of the whole world, but after the warmth, you still clearly understand that there is evil in this world. People should use their life-long strength to maintain the truth and goodness of the world. This is the emotion that the movie should convey to the audience. It is also the meaning of fairy tales.

If time goes back, I hope that my parents will take me to the cinema to warm up my childhood.

· THE END · This is the 544th article of "Won't Disperse", Jacob will soon get an Oscar! !

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Extended Reading
  • Mazie 2022-03-22 09:01:44

    It's amazing to make the audience cry in less than 10 minutes of the movie's opening...

  • Melisa 2022-03-23 09:01:51

    "Some people are meant to be different", you can't blow up the Death Star but you make those around you better; you look like a Sith but you're as good as Chewbacca at heart. When you gradually forgot your helmet and stopped observing other people's shoes, I found that you are actually very cute, and the children who were frightened by you in the theater were also infected by you. They stopped crying and danced to the music. Life is a hard journey in the dark night, and you are the dazzling starlight on the journey.

Wonder quotes

  • Julian: Who's your favorite Star Wars character?

    Auggie: Boba Fett.

    Julian: What about Darth Sidious? You like him?

    Darth Sidious: [Auggie looks up and sees Darth Sidious in the room] Ouch.

  • Mr. Browne: Who do I aspire to be? That's the question we should be asking ourselves all the time.