Pete's Dragon Created a Picture Book
We are all about books here at
Group Blog.
But please allow me to interrupt our book
love to talk about a children's
movie.
It is Pete’s Dragon, an August 2016 release, by
an independent creator,
bankrolled by
the Disney Folks.
I wasn't going to see it, but
I'm glad I went to the theater
for it. Here are a few thoughts, why.
for it. Here are a few thoughts, why.
I left the moving wanting to climb a particular tree.
A key part of the plot is that a child reads &
rereads & rereads….
a specific picture book that
is very important to him
in a touching way.
Legends & myths are some of my favorite literary tropes.
This one has a whopper.
Respect for imagination, forests & loyalty that is deserving
is to be appreciated.
The child actor, Oakes Fegley, is
exceptional.
So, too are the special effects to make the facial
expressions of Elliott (the dragon) seem real.
It’s cool to see Robert Redford, comfortable in his good-lookin’ older guy skin
as a
storyteller. All the key actors are quite spiffy in
their roles.
A nest of green pixie dust
should be delivered to the creative maker, David Lowrey. Bravo!
So, go!
This is the news story that made me go see it. I guess I'm a sucker for the underdog.
This is the picture book, which
the movie brought into being.
is a remake of a 1977 movie. I
didn't see that earlier one & wasn't aware of it
until the story about this new
version came out.
Which family movies
were part of
your summer? I also loved seeing The BFG,
riffing off Roald Dahl's
riffing off Roald Dahl's
wonderful story.
