Augie's story will make you smile and make you cry. But the film, directed by Steven Chbosky from R. J. Palacio's novel, is up to a good bit more. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Parents need to know that Wonder is an earnest, emotional family drama based on R.J. Palacio's award-winning novel of the same name. It centers on Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a young boy with a genetic facial difference.
Wonder makes you incredibly sympathetic to Auggie's plights. Not just because of what is happening to him on screen, but because of the Tremblay's incredible effective performance. His quiet, downturned expression and high, quiet voice make it incredibly easy to sympathize with him.
The new movie “Wonder” showcases the physical and mental ups and downs of a young boy named Auggie who has Treacher Collins syndrome and other facial abnormalities.
Wonder isn't recommended for children under eight. Also, we recommend parental guidance for children aged 8-13 years, because of the movie's themes and violence. The main messages from this movie are about accepting others and looking beyond external appearances into people's real characters.
There are no sex or nudity shown in this movie. It's completely clean family drama. Nevertheless, a few mild kissing scenes present.
Parents need to know that The Wonder is a pensive period drama -- set in 1860s Ireland -- that is female-led, with a strong, complex lead at its core. There is also some drug use, sex scenes, occasional strong language, and references to child sex abuse.
The Wonder ending explained
Confronting her patient about this, Anna tells Lib that her brother was abusive towards her before he became ill and died. Her mother believed that Anna was responsible for his death, and convinced her to fast in order to save her brother from going to hell.
The disability that Auggie has in the novel and movie is called Treacher Collins syndrome. This is a rare genetic condition that affects the way a child's face develops, especially the cheekbones, jaws, ears, and eyelids.
They play out in the experiences of the movie's main character, August “Auggie” Pullman, a 10-year-old boy born with a facial difference he refers to as mandibulofacial dystosis, more commonly known as Treacher Collins syndrome. It is a genetic disorder that most often affects the cheek bones, jaw, chin, and ears.
Kindness is the main theme in Wonder. It helps us realize that a small, simple act of kindness can make a big difference, and we have the ability to CHOOSE KIND. Decide whether you would like to join the national movement and pledge to CHOOSE KIND.
Out of Auggie's struggles and accomplishments, themes of strength, acceptance, resilience, kindness, and respect leap out of the pages of Wonder, making it an impactful read during Anti-Bullying Week for all children.
At the end of The Wonder, then, Anna did die in a certain sense, only to be reborn again as a new person with a name she has chosen for herself. As Nan, Anna will finally be able to live her own life free of the pressures and expectations of her family and of the religious community around her.
Auggie hates the idea of school at first – he worries he'll be stared at or called names – but his parents persuade him to visit a school and meet the headteacher.
Does Anna die at the end of The Wonder? No, in the end, Lib does manage to escape with the child, but doing so doesn't prove to be easy. In a bid to put a stop to the secret feeding, Lib separates Anna from her parents.
Auggie has had twenty-seven surgeries—some big, some small—and he has some medical mysteries that doctors still haven't figured out.
Praise for The Julian Chapter
Browne's Book of Precepts, Palacio has dropped this bite-size, but still tear-tugging, Kindle Single. Readers know Julian as the bully who gave the facially deformed Auggie a hard time, but this story shines light on Julian so that his blacks and whites become shades of gray.
Lib, a nurse who believes in science, is determined to find out how Anna is surviving without food. Soon, she isolates Anna from her family—and the girl begins to actually starve. Lib realizes what has been happening: Anna was surviving on food passed by her mom through kisses.
In the end, the message of “Wonder” is fairly simple: It doesn't really cost anything to be tolerant. Or as Auggie tells us in an apocryphal but memorable quote: “Be kind, for everyone is fighting hard battles.”
Anna admits she's not lying, nor is anyone secretly slipping her food -- she's being fed by "manna from God," giving her energy. Seeing as the last thing she took was communion four months back, the family is adamant the Holy Spirit's essence is in her.
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This is a theme throughout the movie. Auggie gets called "Freddy Krueger" on a sticky note. The words "stupid", "idiot", and "crap" are heard. Bully says "Jesus".
"Wonder," R.J. Palacio's debut novel, was written for children 8 to 12 years old, but its message defies genres. Published in 2012, its anti-bullying, pro-acceptance message will resonate with teenagers and even adults as well.
This show is appropriate for age 10+.