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Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
I attended an advance screening of “Wonder” recently and I was very impressed by the crowd’s reaction to this amazing film. I went in not really knowing exactly what it was about, all I knew was that Owen Wilson was in it and Owen Wilson has awesome movies. I had no idea that the film was adapted from a novel and it’s lead character had a disease. “Wonder” was the emotional rollercoaster I needed in my life.
“Wonder” follows the life of August Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) as he adjusts to daily life with his sister Via (Izabela Vidovic) and parents Isabel (Julia Roberts) and Nate Pullman (Owen Wilson). August has been homeschooled for most of his life after having 27 surgeries due to Treacher Collins Syndrome. This disease causes Auggie’s (August) face to look different. His facial difference causes people to stare and leads to Auggie wearing a space helmet. His helmet gives him confidence, but he now must lose his it after finding out he will be attending school with other students. Watching a little kid be confident in front of other kids is like the tear-jerk moment of the year!
The story is great, funny, and witty and I found audience members around me picturing themselves as kids with their children. Everyone was embracing the story and I found this to be amazing. I honestly felt like I was the only person that didn’t know what was going on and that made everything new to me as I found myself getting caught up in the story.
The music was great and screams triumph. The story was amazing, the acting was phenomenal and it ended as a rousing success. Auggie got crushed so many times during the film, but always got back up and continued to fight and I loved that. I like the tale of the underdog and “Wonder” is like watching a children’s version of “Rudy.”
Overall, this movie was amazing, I truly loved it. The children in attendance loved the film and their parents loved it too and I was honestly blown away. I entered the “Wonder” screening not knowing what I was getting myself into and left a happy man. I enjoyed it. This movie is a “Wonder.”
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