Wonder
Cast: Jacob Tremblay (11 year old
genius from the movie room), Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Mandy Patinkin
The next movie (seventeenth) is a very sweet American drama cum comedy film
which is based on a novel. This movie is a sheer brilliance because of the cast
and their acting specially Jacob Tremblay who had already impressed everyone in
the movie Room. All other cast members have supported Jacob to their best
potential and special mention needs to be given to Mandy Patinkin for his role.
Although the movie was nominated for Academy in best Makeup and Hairstyling, we
feel it could have easily been nominated in other categories as well.
This story starts with 10 year old boy “August” who lives in
New York with his parent and older sister and has a rare face deformity due to
which he has to undergo 27 surgeries since his birth. He is been home schooled
by his mother who has left her job to teach him. As he approaches fifth grade,
his parents decide to enrol him to a public school whose principal (Mandy Patinkin)
is very supportive and arranges a tour with three other students to let August
feel confident. The students reject him except one named jack who becomes close
friend with August.
August starts feeling comfortable in school but during
Halloween when he dresses as Ghost face into the school and no one recognizes
his disguise including Jack who makes fun of him along with other of his
friends. He becomes sick on coming back home and her sister convinces him to go
trick-treat with him even though her day with their mom was ruined. In school,
Auggie forms a new friendship with a girl name Summer who reveals her about his
splitting with Jack. When Jack realizes his mistake and try to rectify by
choosing Auggie as his partner in the school science fair, Julian (The bully)
gets upset and gets into a fight with Jack when he calls Auggie a freak. Jack
apologizes to principal who suspends him only for two days realizing he was
trying to defend his friend.
There is a parallel story between Auggie’s older sister Via
and her best friend Miranda going on which is as sweet as this one.
Auggie continues to be bullied by Julian and his friends which
is finally discovered by one of the teacher who informs the principal. Mr
Browne call Julian parents and shows the evidence to Julian Parents about his
bulling Auggie to which there defend his actions by saying boys like Auggie
should not be put in a regular school. This is where we leave you to decide
whether Jack parents are right in their thought process that boys like Auggie
are freak and should be put in special schools with other children with disabilities.
Watch until the very end as Mandy Patinkin will steal the show with his speech.
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