Wonder (2017)

Release date: 2017-11-17
Country: USA|Hong Kong
Language: English
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Production Co: Lionsgate, Mandeville Films, Participant
Genre: Drama, Family
Rating: 8.0/10
Length: 1h 53min

Storyline

Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

Plot Keywords

mother son relationship, interracial relationship, school trip, classmate, applause, note, brother sister relationship, peer pressure, school, standing ovation, hospital, fight, marriage, father son relationship, deformity, bully, bullying, coney island brooklyn new york city, mask, overhearing a conversation

Short Review

Wonder is a well-crafted, well-intentioned movie. But it also downplays some important economic, emotional, medical, and psychological realities...it missed a chance to better represent the experiences of children who are already so widely misunderstood.