Timon/Pumbaa fan wrote:Well, thankfully, I did see the teaser for "Ratatouille" and the trailer for "Meet the Robinsons", and thankfully, the audience reaction still seems very possitive(especially MTR with Tiny the T-Rex ). Disney can still be #1 in 2007!
C'mon, who doesn't laugh at Tiny? 'I have a big head... and little arms...'
It has been a long time that a movie made me cry like Bridge to Terabithia. It's an amazingly and surprisingly emotional little movie...nothing like the previews at all. My only complaint is that some of the emotions could have been developed a bit vurther - just a few extra minutes on a couple scenes would have helped, but I loved it.
Bridge to Terabithia was such a beautiful film. The commercialism of the film was not accurate, since there was not much fantasy in it at all, more of a friendship story and enhancing the imagination. I thought it did the book justice and would recommend it to anyone that loves a wholesome story filled with heart and beauty. I think this story brings out the best in all of us, and builds characters that you can relate to. Wonderful morals and psychological defenses set the foundation. The movie did make me cry, almost too much, but I loved every second of the film. I hope to purchase it in the near future. Thanks to Disney and Walden Media for another great movie.
I am interested in how and why people like the Disney adaption of Peterson's book Bridge To Terabithia. Does anyone have a different opinion of it looking back at it now?
My opinion: I never liked the movie. I could not sympathize with its portrayal of Leslie and Jesse. It is not because I'm a bitch. It is because the movie made the imaginary world more important than the character archs. It didn't explain how hard Jesse's life really was; how he just wanted to be a 10 year old boy.(In the book, his family was poor and he was the only one who would help his father around the farm) It also didn't explain how Leslie had to adapt to her parent's sudden change of lifestyle and the rural surroundings. (From the book, you can understand that this was a big step for her. She had to leave her friends from her old school and try to explain her family's political choices.) To many people believe that the moral of this narrative is, "Let your imagination run wild!". Really? There is so much more that the book has to offer. I can't believe that people only appreciate so little of it.
But I am open to hear other opinions whether you love it or not. Can you also explain why you like the Disney adaption?
I'll be honest, this is a forgettable one and I am still mystified by why I forget about this movie. Maybe it was the bland and forgettable characters or it wasn't a good adaptation of the book, good lord I wish I knew why....
Disney, Pixar, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Cinema fan
). Disney can still be #1 in 2007!
