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Very good movie, totally misleading trailer

posted 13 years ago by kaiser100
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When I saw this movie I thought it was going to be a Chronicles of Narnia-type movie and I kept waiting for them to "cross into" Narnia. As the movie passed I thought, "they're running out of time, what's going on here?" Needless to say I was totally blindsided by Leslie's death. I was kind of in shock for the rest of the movie until the end when Jess helps his little sister cross into Terabithia and that was cathartic for me. Still I wasn't sure how I felt about the movie until I reflected on it some more and now I realize it was very good.

I would've probably enjoyed the movie more AS I was watching it without the expectations from the trailer. I should watch it again.

Did anyone else feel this way?

[–] AndyKing1967 (39864) 3 years ago

Agreed.

[–] Owlwise (1548) 3 years ago

It's a sensitive, thoughtful story about the power of imagination to bring people together, as well as being a means of helping one get through loss & grief. But showing Terabithia onscreen was a huge mistake—and deliberately marketing it as a Narnia-like film a cynically commercial choice. By doing so, the film negated its message by not trusting the imagination of the viewers to see Terabithia in their own mind's eye.

If you can find the PBS production of the story from 1985, starring Annette O/Toole as the teacher, check it out. Although filmed on a low budget, it presents the story as it should have been presented.