Our fifth grade class read the book Wonder, and after we were lucky enough to watch the movie in the theatre with our whole grade and teachers. First I will share what the movie and book have in common, and then I will tell you what they did not have in common. In my opinion they are both awesome but in different ways. In the movie you really feel bad for Auggie when he is getting bullied and when everybody was scared to touch him.
First, let’s discuss the similarities between the book and the movie. Auggie’s characteristic of loving Star Wars has not changed. I also saw in both book and movie that he has a good sense of humor and makes people laugh. His passion for science has not changed because when he was in science class he answered all the questions the the rest of the class could answer. More important than these details, the theme of the book shone through in the movie. It made me sad to see Auggie getting bullied and it made me happy when his friends supported him in the woods and appreciated him for his personality.
There were parts of the movie that did not follow the book. To start it off, the movie did not include Summer’s or Justin's point of view. I guess they could not include all of the views because then the movie would be too long. The second difference I noticed was that in the woods when the 8th graders were bullying Auggie the movie never mentioned that they stole Auggie’s hearing aids or that Auggie even had hearing aids. Finally, at the end the book the Pullman family got a new dog named Bear after Daisy died. But in the movie they ended it when Auggie got the award. Even though there is lots of differences between the movie and the book the movie was just as awesome.
Overall, I thought that both book and movie where captivating and taught you a good life lesson along the way, about appreciating what is on the inside, not the outside that counts. I liked them both because in the movie you can really picture Auggie and they brought the characters to life. The book was amazing too because it let you go deeper into the character's perspectives. If you have not read the book or not seen the movie I highly recommend them both to all ages.
