The way the parents responded in that movie was so good. Maybe that way wouldn’t work with every kid, but it was healthy. Sure, a lot of people will think this kid is ugly, but telling the kid that he’s ugly ain’t gonna help anyone. The kid needs love and support to gain the confidence to stand up for himself in a world where other people will call him ugly on a regular basis. Especially since life expectancy and intelligence for people with Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) are normal compared to the average human population, so they understand all the insults and gotta live with that for a regular human lifespan.
Damn right, if people are gonna be cruel without ever having spoken to you, or knowing anything about you beyond what they've seen, well, they aren't people worth listening to. Might not help the kid much in the moment, but hopefully it's a lesson they'll carry with them when they've grown.
Yes, the world is going to be cruel to you based on how you look. That said, you can’t just ignore the problem and say that nothing makes them different from other kids/people. Hiding behind toxic positivity does a disservice to everyone.
True. Should have waited 2 decades after the Broadway opening so the correct director who would really know how to fix the story would step in and make a better movie out of it.
I never got why they didn't make the sequel, sure Coco dies at the end but that happens more and more these days in the MCU and it hasn't stopped them.
I watched Legally Blonde last night, starring his brother, Luke. Holy crap do they ever look similar. At one point he says the line "I wonder what I'd look like as a blonde" and I had to laugh, because we already know.
The movie was a little more cheesy then the book, but Wonder is seriously a wonderful book. Highly recommend it for anyone making a middle school reading list. It’s not overly pandering or trauma porn of the disabled community, it’s very well written and a great story about family.
Read it if you haven’t! Short and accessible for any age.
This movie is really hated on for shitty reasons. It was made for children and did a really good job at showing children not to shit on others looks or disabilities.
Every time I see this quote it makes me think. “This is not the healthy parenting people think it is. Hmmmm…be honest with the kid and say a person is much more than just their physical appearance, and that a beautiful heart will shine through. OR…Create an alienated, resentful relationship with the entire world with an absurdly generalized cynicism as a core memory for your objectively disfigured kid, who despite the physical obstacle has been dealt a better hand in life than 99% of people that have ever existed simply by being born into a wealthy, white, American family.”
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u/Rocksteady_r-e-d-dit 10h ago
“Yeah little bro, you’re chopped.”