So if you haven’t read the book you’re in for a hilarious surprise, but even if you have, somehow, the movie makes it even better. You can definitely tell, like the book, the movie was made for young children and had their entertainment in mind, including and especially the whizzpopping references. There were little funny scenes that adults didn’t laugh at in our first two screenings that the kids cracked up over this week. The laughter was so contagious and the kids in our theater LOVED it. I thought the premiere screening was amazing but honestly, going to screen it with my daughter in a theater full of little kids was the best experience. My Movie ReviewĪs I had hoped, the film was magical and captured an essence I didn’t fully imagine reading the book.

I thought my daughter would be disappointed by that, but it proved to be a great opportunity for us to talk about some of the differences in books and movies and how authors and directors are both creators and can have different visions for the same story.

The first time I screened the movie I couldn’t help but notice all of the differences from the book. And the giants were given a more dynamic roll. Spielberg made Dream Country more magical and beautiful than we had imagined. I wanted to be sure we made it all the way through before my premiere trip so I could fairly compare it to the book.–Which is a good or bad idea depending how you look at it. The BFG was a great length to read day after yet, yet Dahl’s words were written in a way she could understand and laugh at. Last year we read the first illustrated Harry Potter book, the Princess in Black series, and so many more. I think we can honestly say The BFG has been the most exciting book Lil’ J and I have read together. Meeting the director and stars of the film definitely makes my opinion of this movie more biased than usual, but I’m going to try my best to still give you my objective opinion. When I’d first seen the previews for The BFG I thought I’d pass for a while assuming it would be too scary for my little ones, but after reading the book I realized it was more of a story about friendship, bravery and silly giants than actual frightening monsters.

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