5/11/2023 0 Comments The bfg book online![]() ![]() But as imaginative and as good as it was, it just wasn’t as good as the book. The movie turned out to be really entertaining. I enjoyed the book and the discussion so much that I was more skeptical than ever about seeing the movie. ![]() It was a joy to read the book again, and we had an engaging and thoughtful book discussion. With the renewed excitement of The BFG, my library decided to host a family book discussion of the book, and then we planned an excursion to see the movie together at the local cinema. ![]() How could the story on screen ever live up to the story that my 10-year-old self had created in her mind? Yes, Steven Spielberg may be one of the best directors of our time, but how could he possibly know just how the Big Friendly Giant looked in my imagination? Could the filmmakers find the perfect girl to play Sophie? When I saw that Roald Dahl’s The BFG, one of my favorite books from my childhood, was coming to the Big Screen, I was a bit skeptical. Or I worry that the screenwriters, actors, and directors just won’t get it right. I’ve resisted watching several movies based on books I love, because I’ve worried that the story on screen may somehow ruin the story and the images that formed in my head. In my experience the movie version of a book is almost never as good as the actual book. ![]()
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