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Wonder

Bits and pieces for educational purposes

Generated by the project team in 2021

Erasmus+ school project “May ICT be with you”

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Genre

A 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Jack Thorne, Steven Conrad, and Chbosky
Based on the book by R. J. Palacio

Critical response

Best international Picture (2018)
Truly Moving Picture Award (2017)
Best Independent Film (2018)
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 156 reviews

Characters

Plot

A 10-year-old boy with Treacher Collins Syndrome (a genetic disorder), called Auggie, has been homeschooled by his parents, but is about to go to a proper school.
His classmates must grow to learn how to look behind the surface, and Auggie has to mature as well, to face the world as it is.
However, not everything revolves around Auggie. There are other people whose lives get affected, too.

Themes

Settings

Brooklyn brownstone (the type of house)
Beecher Prep (a middle school where kids from educated and upper-class families go)

Lighting & colour

Natural, casual
Dark-blue and yellow (the ceiling in Auggie’s bedroom)
Dark-blue and white (Via wearing a white gown on a dark-blue with dark grey contours of houses stage)
The dark contours of the boys on the lakeside

Sound & music

Props

Magic realism

Auggie wearing a space suit when going to school on the first day and when jumping for joy
Various characters from Star Wars, such as Darth Hideous, Chewbacca

Acting & performance

Chbosky’s only rule to kids was that they had to know their lines, but all the rest could be just play.
Trembley was very happy with Chbosky because things were kept really fun although some kids were sometimes very difficult.
The story was shown in a way that kept the audience on their toes.

Web sources:

"If you really want to see what people are, all you have to do is look.”

―R. J. Palacio