I read the bestselling book by R.J Palacio months ago and after watching the film, I can truly say that this one of the rare times in which the movie is better than the book. It has full emotion which the book lacked.
Wonder is about August "Auggie" Pullman played excellently by Jacob Trembley (Room), a boy born with a rare facial disfigurement, who has to enter a regular school for the very first time. He had been home-schooled by his Mom Isabel (Julia Roberts) all his life because of countless hospital confinement while his Dad Nate (Owen Wilson) goes to work. Auggie has an older sister named Via (Izabela Vidovic) who cares for him as well. He never runs out of love and affection in his home so a school is something new and alien to him.
What is beautiful about the film is that it never strayed from its source material. There's a chapter devoted to the characters that will help you get the know them better. It is not only about Auggie and his family. It's also about Via's best friend Miranda (the beautiful Danielle Rose Russell) as well as Auggie's new found friend in school Jack Will (Noah Jupe). Credit is due mainly to writer/director Stephen Chbosky, in his second full length film after his directorial debut in the excellent The Perks of Being a Wallflower in 2012. He also wrote the book itself and the screenplay as well. He is now 2/2
in my book.
Wonder is a great feel good movie without bordering on sentimentality. It makes us realize that by accepting on our differences, we can live in harmony.
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