Posts from AnnaSophia Robb / Bridge to Terabithia

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Well then, someone needs to post a review; I suggest mine)
At first, I was very surprised when I came to this movie. I mean, I thought it would be a kind fairy tale with a happy ending, something like "The Chronicles of Narnia." This is probably because of the trailer, which positions the film that way, and my ignorance of the book the movie was based on (what a shame!)
So when the movie started, I was, you could say, shocked. But then AnnaSophia aka Leslie Burke appeared. She was wonderful, charming, and insanely beautiful. She was like an angel, but still, I was a bit disappointed; I thought: "Well, just an ordinary moral story about school." But how wrong I was! The movie very deeply touches upon questions of faith and religion, life and death; it makes you think, look deep inside yourself, and you think about it for a long time after watching.
And yet, despite the wonderful source material, the great director, and the excellent editing, the film would not have been so good if not for the acting of AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson. They are so sincere, there isn't a drop of falsehood in them, and they truly make you believe in them. You want to be there with them, climb trees, run through fields, and see Terabithia! To feel that freedom, that happiness experienced in childhood, running happily through parks/forests. By the end of the viewing, you become so attached to the characters that it's completely unwanted and unthinkable to part with them.
The movie is simply wonderful!
I recommend everyone watch it!
My rating: 10/10

So much has already been said here, all my thoughts have been laid out, that there's nothing to add. I can only say that the movie very much reminds me of my childhood. The same romance, the same emotions. The ending surprised me a lot; I expected a kind story with a happy ending. It was very heavy on the soul after watching; I didn't want to part with the characters or the atmosphere of the film. But analyzing the whole story, I realized that the ending is actually good. Remember what Jess was like at the beginning: a withdrawn but unusual boy who drew well and was in love with his teacher, having not one truly close person in the whole world to whom he could open his soul or share all his worries. And suddenly a new girl comes to class—Leslie, just as unusual as he is. At first, he feels dislike for her; she beats him in a competition where he was the clear leader. But during the movie, the sympathy between them grows. And they create their own secret world, their own kingdom. In their world, everything was analogous to reality. I mean, Terabithia had the same enemies (if you remember, the name of one of the monsters consisted of the names of two bullies from their class, and the scary troll, who became their friend toward the end of the movie, was an analogue of Janice—the school bully). The stories of the real and fictional worlds intersected. The only thing that differed was that they were king and queen. They could solve all their problems in this world, defeat all their enemies, and subsequently defeat their enemies in real life.
Their sympathy would have grown into true love if not for a stupid death. After all, Jess could have taken Leslie with him on the excursion. Here, it seems to me, the author wanted to show how we sometimes do not value our happiness; this meaningless death, which might not have happened, is the ultimate punishment for neglect. And it's useless that Jess later blames himself for her death, because he is not at fault; he would have done everything to change that fateful day, to save her, but he cannot...
And the snapped rope... The rope leading them to a secret world, only for the two of them. It didn't become the cause of Leslie's death for no reason. I think it shows here that what leads us toward something good, toward happiness, toward salvation, can change its direction to the opposite at any moment. What was salvation for Leslie and Jess from people who didn't understand them, from a world that didn't understand them, brought death to Leslie, and in a way, shook Jess to the very depths of his soul. Or maybe Leslie didn't belong in our world? Leslie was so unlike other people, so extraordinary and magical. Maybe the rope really became a road to salvation from an uncomprehending world toward something better? I don't know for sure; these are all my guesses, which may be absolutely wrong.
Let's return to Jess. If you compare him at the beginning of the movie and at the end, there is a very substantial difference. In such a short time, Leslie was able to change a person and his view of the world so much. All his life, Jess will remember that girl named Leslie who taught him how to feel again, taught him how to live. Perhaps this is the main point of the story? Again, I don't know.
And if you recall, Jess wasn't the only one Leslie changed. There was also Janice, the bully who gave younger students no peace. Who would have thought that some "snot-nosed kid" could reason with this "bad girl." But Leslie could. This again shows how unusual she was. To connect with people like that, whether enemy or friend, to understand their sorrows and joys in such a way—that is simply TALENT and MAGIC.
Maybe Leslie was needed just to change Jess? Was she sent from above for this, and then taken back? I can only guess, see many ideas in this picture; such deep meaning is embedded in this story full of drama.
The only thing I can say for sure is that this movie touched me to the depths of my soul and fundamentally changed my perceptions of essential things.

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There are days when you feel down
and there are no words, no music, no strength

On those days, I was estranged from myself
and I didn't ask anyone for help

You had to write so much. Apparently, the movie really appealed to you.
I haven't watched the movie, but if my friend likes it, I'll definitely watch it.

Now an angry moderator will come, delete the topic, ban me, and be happy.

So much has already been said here, all my thoughts have been laid out, that there is nothing to add. I can only say that the film strongly reminds me of my childhood. The same romance, the same emotions. The ending surprised me a lot; I expected a kind story with a happy ending. My heart felt very heavy after watching it; I didn't want to part with the characters, with the atmosphere of the film. But after analyzing the whole story, I realized that the ending is actually good. Remember what Jess was like at the beginning: a withdrawn but unusual boy who drew well and was in love with his teacher, who didn't have a single truly close person in the whole world to whom he could open his soul, share all his worries. And suddenly a new girl, Leslie, comes to the class—just as unusual as he was. At first, he feels a dislike for her; she beats him in a competition where he was the clear leader. But in the course of the film, the sympathy between them grows. And they create their own secret world, their own kingdom. In their world, everything was analogous to the real one. I mean that in Terabithia there were the same enemies (if you remember, the name of one of the monsters consisted of the names of two bullies from their class, and the scary troll, who became their friend toward the end of the film, was an analogue of Janice—the school bully). The stories of the real and fictional worlds intersected. The only thing that differed was that they were king and queen. They could solve all their problems in this world, defeat all their enemies, and subsequently defeat their enemies in real life.
Their sympathy would have grown into true love if not for a stupid death. After all, Jess could have taken Leslie with him on the excursion. Here, it seems to me, the author wanted to show how we sometimes do not value our happiness; this senseless death, which could have been avoided, is the ultimate punishment for neglect. And it is in vain that Jess later blames himself for her death, for he is not to blame; he would have done everything to change that fateful day, to save her, but he cannot...
And the snapped rope... The rope leading them to the secret world, only for the two of them. It didn't become the cause of Leslie's death by chance. It seems to me that this shows that what leads us to something good, to happiness, to salvation, can at any moment change its direction to the opposite. What was salvation for Leslie and Jess from people who didn't understand them, from a world that didn't understand them, brought death to Leslie and, in a way, shook Jess to the very depths of his soul. Or perhaps there was no place for Leslie in our world? Leslie was so unlike other people, so extraordinary and magical. Maybe the rope really became a road to salvation from an uncomprehending world to something better? I don't know for sure; these are all my guesses, which may be absolutely wrong.
Let's return to Jess. If you compare him at the beginning of the film and at the end, there is a very significant difference. In such a short time, Leslie was able to change a person and his outlook on the world so much. All his life Jess will remember that girl named Leslie, who taught him to feel again, taught him to live. Perhaps this is the main point of the story? Again, I don't know.
And if you recall, Jess was not the only one Leslie changed. There was also Janice, the bully who gave the younger students no peace. Who would have thought that some "snot-nosed kid" could reason with this "bad girl." But Leslie could. This again shows how unusual she was. To connect with people like that, whether enemy or friend, to understand their sorrows and joys in such a way, is simply a TALENT and MAGIC.
Maybe Leslie was needed just to change Jess? Was she sent from above for this, and then taken back? I can only guess, see many ideas in this picture; such deep meaning is embedded in this story full of drama.
The only thing I can say for sure is that this film touched me to the depths of my soul and fundamentally changed my perceptions of the things that truly matter.

The only thing I can say for sure is that this film touched me to the depths of my soul and fundamentally changed my perceptions of the things that truly matter.

posted by Ящер
"And yet, despite the wonderful source material, the excellent director, and the superb editing, the film wouldn't have been so good if it weren't for AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson's acting. They are so sincere, there is not a drop of falseness in them, and they really make you believe in them..."

posted by Ящер
Kamikaze, respect to the fan of "Bridge to Terabithia"

I also really respect Nightwish. So, we have similar tastes.

“Bridge to Terabithia” is a family adventure film with fantasy elements, which premiered in February 2007. It is based on the novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson. The film was successful at the box office (worldwide gross of $130 million) and was well-received by critics (84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and received the Truly Moving Picture Award in 2007.

Too bad I couldn't find it in the local store, I'll have to rent it.