What is the message of Matilda movie?

The message of the movie really is that family is what you make of it, not what you’re born into. Matilda could have dumbed herself down to fit in with her family, but she doesn’t. Her parents could have insisted that she belongs with them, but they don’t.

Are we a pig Amanda?

Agatha Trunchbull : Hanging down by your ears. Amanda Thripp : You mean my pigtails? Agatha Trunchbull : Are you a pig, Amanda?

Did Danny DeVito narrator Matilda?

But “Matilda,” the funny new children’s film directed by and starring Danny DeVito, takes that alter-family and creates a real-life fairy tale. The film has an omniscient narrator, also played by DeVito, who marks important transitions in the film as if he were reading a bedtime story.

What lesson does Matilda teach us?

Matilda teaches us that people can escape through reading, as she struggles to understand or be understood by her own family. A great quote from the book reads, The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.

How does Matilda inspire us?

Why is Matilda so inspirational?

Matilda teaches us that it isn’t okay to be bullied and manipulated. She is brave and stands up for herself against people who are way elder, larger and stronger than her, which includes her parents and Trunchbull. She helps Miss Honey find the courage to stand up to her evil aunt Miss Trunchbull and reclaim her home.

What was Miss Honey’s secret?

Miss Honey invites Matilda to tea and reveals her secret backstory: Her mother died when she was two and her father Magnus invited his wife’s stepsister, Miss Trunchbull, to live with them and look after her, but Miss Trunchbull abused her.

Who died from Matilda?

It’s not revealed in the novel or the film how she died. In the musical it’s revealed that Mrs. Honey died from her injuries in a circus accident. The only time she is mentioned in both the novel and film is when Miss Honey tells Matilda that she died when Miss Honey was 2-years-old.

What does Crunchem Hall mean?

Crunchem Hall is a school in both the book and film versions of Matilda.

Is Miss Trunchbull a man?

Miss Trunchbull is the “formidable female” headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School, attended by Matilda Wormwood and her friends.

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