Re: GEN: Matilda, the movie

[Elizabeth Letterly <eletterl@ABELINK.COM>]

My sister-in-law took her going-into-kindergarten son on his birthday to see
Matilda.  On the way home, he said to her about three times, "My school's
not going to be like that!"  I'd say his feelings were mixed, also, wouldn't
you?  :)
At 01:35 PM 8/15/96 -0400, you wrote:
>The triumph was a quiet one but sometimes that is the way things are.
>Dahl's endings tend to be that way and I wouldn't want it tampered with
>too much. I enjoyed it. Maybe it would inspire a conversation on having
>to look for the good in some situations. It isn't always obvious. You do
>have a point but I didn't think it spoiled the movie at all. The children
>I took and my college age daughter all loved it.
>Jean Rowan
>Downey Community School
>Brockton MA
>rowanj@meol.mass.edu
>
>On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Fidelis R. Poncher 904-684-2116 wrote:
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>> I took my younger children to see the movie Matilda the other day. They
>> enjoyed it greatly, but I left the theater with mixed emotions. I expected
>> to leave with that exhilerated feeling I usually get when good triumphs
>> over evil, but it just didn't happen. What are the feelings of those of you
>> who have seen it?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
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Elizabeth Letterly, District Librarian    eletterl@abelink.com
Williamsville CUSD #15, Williamsville IL  USA 62693
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