Film review of Matilda.

Film Review

In this film review I am going to tell you about a film called Matilda. Matilda is a comedy. It is very funny. The film is based on the book called Matilda by Roald Dahl.

A grouchy couple give birth to a very sweet girl they name Matilda. Unlike her bratty brother & mean parents, Matilda becomes a very sweet & extremely intelligent girl who is very anxious to go to school & read books. After a while, her parents send her to a school with the worst principal in the world, a very sweet teacher, & good friends. While trying to put up with her parent's & principal's cruelty, she starts to unwittingly unleash telekinetic powers that destroy a television & make a reptile fly on Mrs Trunchball the principal. With enough practice, Matilda starts to learn to control her telekinetic powers & soon using them on her principal so she can drive her away from the school. Matilda is treated terrible by her horrible, uncaring parents, her spoilt brother and the principal at her school. But she makes friends with her teacher (who has the appropriate name of 'Miss Honey') and begins to understand she has certain special powers.

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My favorite character was Matilda who is played by Mara Wilson. She is only about six years old in the film. I liked her because she is only a little girl and can do so many things that grown ups can only do. She also as magic powers that’s why I like her most. I felt sorry for her at the start of the film because her parent’s don’t even care about her all they care about is their money. But at the end of the film it is a happy ending for Matilda because everyone in the school likes her because she got rid of Mrs Trunchball the headteacher that no one liked. Matilda then gets fostered by Ms Honey and she is really happy because she will no that Ms Honey will love her and take care of here. Her other parents move away.

My favourite scene is when Matilda is using her magic powers on Mrs Trunchball. She uses her powers in her classroom in school. All the other children are amazed by what was happening they all were laughing. Her teacher Ms Honey then realises that Matilda really does have magic powers. She makes Mrs Trunchball fall onto the floor so that her face hits the ground. I also like the part when Mrs Trunchball finally gets out of the classroom and she is in such a horrible state and then she tries to run away from the school. When she gets out of Matildas classroom the whole school find out what is happening and they join in by throwing food and lots of other things. When she finally gets outside all her clothes are ripped and ruined. She quickly gets in her car and drives off. After that no one ever sees her again.

This movie is an absolutely wonderful fantasy. I totally loved it. The dialog is brilliant. The humor is both bold, and subtle. The characters are archetypal. Matilda perfectly captures what it is like to be an intelligent person, trapped in the body of a child, and surrounded by idiots who control far too much of your life. The notion that bad people (even adults) deserve to be punished for their evil ways (even by children) is truly subversive. Any child who suffered through the countless typical abuses of unthinking, uncaring, and ignorant parents will truly love this movie. Those same unthinking, uncaring, and ignorant parents will probably hate this movie, unless they are wise enough to see the truth behind the fantasy. Despite the difficulties Matilda faces, like all good fantasies this movie has a wonderfully happy ending.

Asma Ahmed 10N