Movie review of "A Wrinkle in Time"
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sorry!! I haven't seen this movie
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Big departure from the book
If you read this book as a child and have been revisiting it over the years with your own kids, be ready for a totally different experience with this movie. None of the characters are as described in the book, many scenes and actions are newly invented for the movie version. Madeleine L’Engle’s quaint dialogue is completely gone- Mother is mom and Father is daddy. Mrs Whatsit is like 25 years old and Mrs Which is, well Oprah. So you get the picture, this is not the story you have in your head. That being said, the theme of goodness battling evil and the power of family and love is still front and center. The special effects will blow you out of your seat. Both my 12 and 14 year old were surprised by how loud and confusing some of the scenes were- and they are big fans of Marvel action movies, so it was definitely very LOUD! Both of my kids are fans of the book. My 14 year old son rolled his eyes about 4 times at the final invented ending which I don’t think is as good as the plot twist in the book. My 12 year old daughter liked the movie and was fine with the ending- it brings home the theme of learning to love yourself and being true to who you are. My son liked the book better and didn’t particularly like the movie- It’s not really going to be a hit with teenage boys I don’t imagine, so that’s understandable. However the trailer for Ready Player One had his eyeballs popping out of their sockets and was probably the best part of his movie experience tonight. I am torn as to how I feel. I’m an extremely loyal Madeline L’Engle fan and have read all her books including the autobiography. I’m a little squeamish that she is not here to give a nod of approval to the many changes made to her beautiful book. I will say that I liked most of the acting. I know the director put her heart and soul into this.... they certainly worked hard on making this an epic special effects extravaganza which I guess is a must for a successful movie nowadays. But, I just kind of loved the old book version.... sorry to say..... better.... and the old movie version from 2003 was quite enjoyable, too.