bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film )
author paterson also saw another novel she wrote, bridge to terabithia, adapted to film in a 2007 disney production .
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offers a summary of bridge to terabithia' s overriding themes, emphasizing its reliance upon
bridge building .
an imaginary world: annasophia robb and josh hutcherson star in bridge to terabithia .
annasophia robb as leslie burke and josh hutcherson as jess aarons in bridge to terabithia .
zooey deschanel has joined the cast of fantasy adventure bridge to terabithia... .
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bridge to terabithia is not only faithful to the novel but also stands to become a beloved family movie .
i' m still not over... the ending of' bridge to terabithia'
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paterson, katherine. bridge to terabithia. 1977. new york: harpercollins, 1987 .
in 2007, paterson’s classic, bridge to terabithia, was adapted into a disney film and it did very well at the box office. it convinced the author that some of her other books could be successful on screen .
i' m still not over... the ending of' bridge to terabithia' | urltoken
paterson, katherine. bridge to terabithia. new york: thomas y. crowell company, 1977 .
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bridge to terabithia is a 2007 movie distributed by walt disney pictures and walden media based on the novel written by katherine paterson. it stars josh hutcherson as jess aarons and annasophia robb as leslie burke .
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is a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by gábor csupó and adapted for film by david l. paterson and jeff stockwell. the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name, and released by walt disney pictures in the us .
bridge to terabithia (2007) directed by gabor csupo cast: josh hutcherson, annasophia robb, zooey deschanel, robert patrick, bailee madison, lauren clinton, katrina cerio, latham gaines, cameron wakefield, elliot lawless, erin annis, devon wood, carly owen, isabelle rose kircher 2007  96 minutes rated: (for thematic elements and mild language). reviewed by dustin putman, january 26, 2007 .
alpha dog is currently playing in theaters, and the soundtrack is available from milan records. bridge to terabithia will hit theaters on february 16th, with a soundtrack album from hollywood records on febuary 13, 2007 .
bridge to terabithia is a brave film but a disturbing one, and even though it is inspired by real - life events, it feels like a cheat .
for a movie about the power of imagination, bridge to terabithia is not as clever as you would hope .
josh hutcherson and annasophia robb as neighbors who discover the magic of first love in
bridge to terabithia .
bridge to terabithia copyright © 1977 by katherine patterson. used by permission of harpercollins publishers. all rights reserved .
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examines paterson' s ability to fuse the power of sadness and humor in bridge to terabithia to create an emotional impact on her readers .
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since its publication, bridge to terabithia has been the target of several censorship challenges. the concerns raised have been about :
paterson, katherine, and peter t. chattaway .
deeper in terabithia .
christianity today 51, no. 3 (march 2007): 65 - 6 .
katherine paterson is the author of the children' s classics jacob have i loved and the bridge to terabithia, released this year as a disney film. samantha loomis paterson hide caption
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now here’s the really exciting part. soon after love, ludlow garnered industry recognition, david paterson earned a major studio film deal as the writer / producer for walt disney picture’s bridge to terabithia. in theaters in spring 2007, the film is based on a story his mother wrote for him when he was a child. now that’s one heck of a marketing success story .
so overall, the month of february for 2007 was a pretty decent month that was much better than the previous month though there wasn’t much to praise here either. 2007 had gotten off to a very rocky start in january as the slate of films there completely bombed or underperformed, so february was already under pressure to try and ease the bleeding while trying to turn things around. as mentioned, we did have our first $ 100 million film released this month and there were a few other films that did pretty well which blew anything that january had out of the water. 2007 was also now a slight tick ahead of 2006 by this point since 2006 didn’t have its first $ 100 million film until march and 2007 already has its first, and it certainly would not be the last for the year. however, while there were some positives for february i don’t think it was enough to completely 2007 out of the hole that january dug and we will see how well march does and if that can get 2007 back on track. as for the month of february of 2007, it is miles better than what january was though it is still a pretty lackluster month and 2007 is still on somewhat shaky legs .
it was up to him [ jess ] to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what leslie had loaned him in vision and strength. — bridge to terabithia
that contemporary sound mixed with orchestra gives it a nice modern edge, and that bled over into bridge to terabithia... .
based on the newbery medal winning book by katherine paterson, bridge to terabithia is walden media’s big screen retelling of the children’s classic .
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despite being dismayed by the trailer, both pattersons are reportedly happy with the film itself, which features visual effects by weta digital. bridge to terabithia opens in north america on feb. 16 .
the citizens of terabithia at the end of the film are especially fanciful. did you have anything special in mind ?
the 2007 film, based on the classic newbery - winning novel, follows elementary school students jesse and leslie. the outcasts become fast friends and begin visiting a nearby forest, where they escape their daily problems by imagining a magical world called terabithia .
bridge to terabithia (95 minutes, at area theaters) is rated pg for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild profanity .
what do you like about bridge to terabithia ?
i asked. their answers captured some of the central themes of the book .
just one more bridge, mommy, please, just one more bridge ,
he said, believing in his three - year - old heart that mothers can do anything, including instant bridge building .
' terabithia' inspired by true events the children' s classic, the bridge to terabithia, is now a disney film. author katherine paterson and her son, screenwriter david paterson, discuss the real - life events that the popular book is based on .
for inquiries related to optioning katherine’s books for film, please contact katherine’s agent .
he began to weep .
please, mommy, just one more bridge .
what person unaffiliated with this film would write
it' s not overstating the case to suggest that bridge to terabithia is among the best, if not the best film for families since e. t. the extra terrestrial ?
i like this line, too :
i found this movie to be nothing short of a knockout !
how about
bridge to terabithia is an incredible film for all ages ?
really, who writes like that? i' ll tell you who: marketing whores .
jess goes to the grove of pines (not present in the film) with a wreath, instead of making a boat like in the film .
[ in the following essay, chaston explores the subtle textual evocations of death that occur before leslie' s passing in bridge to terabithia. ]
fact # 2: katherine paterson’s newbery award - winning bridge to terabithia happens to be one of the greatest, saddest, most unforgettable children’s books ever written .
), but it should still be a proud day for the company when it actually sees to the release of something like
bridge to terabithia .
frankly, this is the strongest family film since 2005' s
it was later that night that i remembered. the next day i could give him a bridge, and not just any bridge. the next day i could give him the verrazano bridge. i could hardly wait .
young actress: nikki blonsky, hairspray; dakota blue richards, the golden compass; annasophia robb, bridge to terabithia; saoirse ronan, atonement .
where other
kids' films
might instruct or condescend, bridge to terabithia treats children like what they will eventually become: grown - ups .
[ in the following essay, nelson discusses paterson' s personal life and literary career, noting the impact of bridge to terabithia on both. ]
[ in the following excerpt, schmidt examines paterson' s thematic message of building bridges between characters in bridge to terabithia, noting how the bridge metaphor allows for a growth of understanding which enables her characters to see from other perspectives. ]
as a movie that celebrates imagination, the production of bridge to terabithia would ultimately come to involve an entire team of exceptionally imaginative people— especially when it came to bringing the kingdom of terabithia to life, just as jess and leslie do in the forest .
thanks to its subtle touches and strong character development, bridge to terabithia is not only entertaining for the family but for anyone who wants to leave reality behind for a little while .
“here we have a finished film with oscar - winning cast members from the author who made almost $ 200 million with bridge to terabithia, and we still couldn’t get anyone to pick it up, ” john paterson said. “it seemed crazy that there would be that much of a roadblock to get a decent family film to market. ”
bridge to terabithia is one of the worst films that i' ve seen. i felt that this film was terrible because everything about the film was overdone. the acting and story seemed way too over the top for my taste. i felt that the story was pretty cheesy and overall pretty dumb. the acting was so bad and the film was pretty boring. this film lacks anything engaging and really is a waste of time. until i saw passchendaele, this was the worst film i had seen. bridge to terabithia is a wasted opportunity and the film fails to entertain. at least, it failed to entertain me. the film was very laughable. this is a film that is plainly a waste of time. i felt that the filmmakers missed the mark with this one, and it really didn' t deliver anything entertaining or interesting for that matter. there' s absolutely nothing good about this. the story was terrible, and the actors over did it. bridge to terabithia is a family film that really doesn' t work, and is just pointless to watch. i really didn' t enjoy this film, and i think it should' ve never been made in the first place. this film joins select unfortunate family films that really don' t do anything to appeal to anyone. i' m trying to understand why this film is so
good
because it' s not. the film is a dud, and i found it to be very boring and dull .
bridge to terabithia' s scope is surprisingly broad for a family film: it deals with identity, family, the nature of courage, the difficulty of being an outsider and even god. but its main thrust is friendship .
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that he had nothing to do with the film’s marketing, which he claims are misleading .
award - winning children' s author katherine paterson was inspired to write the bridge to terabithia after her son' s childhood friend was struck and killed by lightning. the book has since become a classic and was just released as a disney film .
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one of the select few young adult novels to address the topic of childhood death in a realistic and humanistic manner, paterson' s bridge to terabithia (1977) chronicles a year in the lives of two lonely children who establish their own imaginary universe. a dichotomous blend of realism and fantasy, bridge to terabithia has been commended for its honest exploration of juvenile grief and its three - dimensional portrait of two young friends as they navigate the hardships of early adolescence. inspired in part by the tragic death of a friend of paterson' s son, bridge to terabithia has won several prominent accolades, among them, the 1978 newbery medal, the janusz korczak medal, and the le grand prix des jeunes lecteurs. the basis for two separate film adaptations, in 1985 and 2007, bridge to terabithia has also attracted mild controversy concerning whether the text' s vivid presentation of mortality is appropriate for young readers .
bridge to terabithia is not only one of the best family films of 2007, it' s one of the finest film adaptations of children' s literature. like narnia, only the initiated can see terabithia' s wonder, and the two young leads ably lead the audience into their secret kingdom, which is full of buzzing fairies and flying, rodent - like evildoers. as their imaginary world develops, each contributes their talents to the task: leslie builds, and jess draws .
so unlike the previous month where it seemed like there was no worthy film to be the overachiever and i just had to pick one, this month there is a more clear cut candidate for this category. while norbit was in the consideration to be declared the overachiever for february, the clear winner of this category was bridge to terabithia which was made on a pretty low budget considering the effects used in the movie. it also helped that night at the museum was nearing the end of its run and the only other family film released in 2007, happily n’ever after bombed so the family market was ripe for the pickings for bridge and it would go on to have a successful run until the big family film of march was released. coupled with the positive reviews from critics and the longevity of the novel it was based off of, it was a winning combination for bridge and as a result it deserves the mantle of overachiever of the month of february 2007 .
this is your first live - action film. why did you want to make this feature ?
[ in the following essay, scales characterizes bridge to terabithia as a young adult novel that demonstrates the power of fantasy and hope in a child' s life. ]
jess waves to janice when he gets off the bus, in the film it' s leslie .
the film finished a very close second with $ 29. 28 million, just behind
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though my writing - class students didn' t articulate specific examples in our discussion of bridge to terabithia, they seemed to understand the importance of jesse' s and leslie' s friendship, also .
jesse decides to re - imagine terabithia and builds a bridge with a sign saying
nothing crushes us
across the creek to welcome a new ruler. he invites his sister may belle to enter terabithia; she is delighted because she was previously denied every opportunity to enter. she and jesse bring back terabithia in even greater splendor, with jesse as king and his sister as princess .
[ in the following transcript of her 1978 newbery medal acceptance speech, paterson discusses the origins of bridge to terabithia and the various ways young readers interpret the ending of her novel. ]
[ in the following essay, raum contrasts the poetry of gerard manley hopkins with paterson' s bridge to terabithia and jacob have i loved in order to examine the christian thematic parallels between the texts. ]
explores the creation of
safe places
in children' s texts through a study of e. b. white' s charlotte' s web and paterson' s bridge to terabithia .
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this decade' s my girl, bridge to terabithia is a surprisingly good and entertaining child' s tale of friendship, fantasy and human development that will appeal to both children and adults. full movie review »
having tackled the lion, the witch and the wardrobe and how to eat fried worms, the team at walden have turned their attention to bridge to terabithia, an award - winning and much - loved 1977 novel by katherine paterson .
paterson, however, is bothered by the inclusion of bridge to terabithia on
death lists .
while not en - tirely opposed to recommending a book to readers with special problems, she is wary of bibliotherapy. she writes :
the story ended with jess building a bridge to cross the river and had her sister join her to re - live their (leslie and jess’s) adventures with jesse as king and his siter as princess of terabithia .
the imaginary world dreamed up by two youngsters in katherine paterson' s coming - of - age classic has been realized imperfectly, but with intelligence and sensitivity nonetheless, in
bridge to terabithia .
the following entry presents commentary on paterson' s young adult novel bridge to terabithia (1977) through 2005. for further information on her life and career, see clr, volumes 7 and 50 .
one day while meeting a writing group of fourth - and fifth - grade gifted students, i asked the children what their favorite books were. many responded with bridge to terabithia, by katherine paterson .
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had she not called jesse to join her at the museum, leslie would probably have survived her last trip to terabithia .
source: chaston, joel d .
the other deaths in bridge to terabithia .
children' s literature association quarterly 16, no. 4 (winter 1991 - 1992): 238 - 41 .
film adaptations of much - loved children' s books often divide audiences. some claim that nothing could ever beat the book, while others may actually prefer the film - though they may not admit it! check out some of the film adaptations below, ordered by release date, to see what you think .
[ in the following essay, hirsch rejects censors' objections to bridge to terabithia —particularly their opposition to the text' s occasional curse words and reliance on fantasy—suggesting that the novel' s strong thematic values and sense of morality overpower such complaints. ]
jess makes a final trip to terabithia alone. this time, he makes a wreath of wildflowers and places it on the
carpet of golden needles
in leslie' s memory .
father, into thy hands i commend her spirit .
but, there is one more gesture that he must complete. he builds a bridge to terabithia and carefully leads may belle, his little sister, across the bridge to the magical kingdom that leslie helped to create. there, he crowns may belle queen of terabithia. leslie would be pleased .
, will present the making of the film, talking about the birth of a real animated microcosm .
for this film, she was very excited about working with acting luminaries such as bates and close .
so the previous year in 2006, the first month to feature a film to finish with over $ 100 million in its run was the month of march which saw ice age 2 accomplish that feat. the previous year of 2005 would see the month of february see that and now two years later, february 2007 has a film that becomes the first film to break over $ 100 million and that ends up being ghost rider, an action film based on the marvel character of the same name. even though this was a time where most marvel films sans x - men were not as critically acclaimed as future ones, it still garnered enough interest to push itself over the $ 100 million mark and to also finish first for the month of february. while it would end up finishing below some of the other major films of the year 2007, no one can take away the fact that it was a success and takes this milestone as by this point either february or march would have a film be the first of the year to make over $ 100 million .
yeah, pan' s labyrinth is a better movie, and probably won' t kick around the theaters as long. but i can' t say i didn' t enjoy bridge to terabithia just as much .
the film, though, takes us to a world in which imagination comes to life, with lavish cgi special effects giving the magic of terabithia a palpable presence it never had in the book, even in jess and leslie’s imaginations .
stereotypically, bridge has been infused with a a story - line influenced by it’s religious right owners, the anschutz film group. in one sequence jess drags leslie to church and they have a conversation about how god will or won’t damn you to hell if you don’t or do believe in him. of course this conversation comes back later in the film, but to what purpose ?
in spite of this miscalculation, the strengths of the original story carry over into the film to a sufficient degree to make it a worthwhile experience .
i feel strongly that no child should miss the opportunity to read bridge to terabithia, either independently or in a shared inquiry class setting. this is the kind of profoundly moving and deeply meaningful book that will live in a reader' s memory .
bridge to terabithia doesn' t address any of these fears directly. instead, in the last scene, jess nails boards across the gully. then he leads the younger sister who worships him
across the bridge—the great bridge to terabithia .
the movie nearly wrecks this moment by bursting into disney fantasy. the screen goes technicolor as a friendly giant troll and hordes of wood fairies and creatures show up to greet the king and new princess. but no matter. the point is that the kids know how to keep on growing. and the parents leave them to it. paterson' s proper ending is for all of us .
source: schmidt, gary d .
prodigal children in search of hope: bridge to terabithia .
in katherine paterson, pp. 54 - 61. new york, n. y. : twayne publishers, 1994 .
mischeff, sue .
beneath the web and over the stream: the search for safe places in charlotte' s web and bridge to terabithia .
children' s literature in education (1998): 131 - 41 .
' s performance on the international scene was truly amazing as it outpaced almost all expectations and beat earlier weekend estimates. the film earned $ 176. 84 million overall on 16, 711 screens in 75 markets and since its opening last tuesday the film has already made $ 230. 89 million. this means the film surpassed
the opportunity to bring terabithia to full cinematic life no doubt reps a key selling point, and there are certainly antecedents for visualizing a fantasy realm of this nature (most notably peter jackson’s “heavenly creatures, ” which, like “bridge to terabithia, ” was expertly serviced by weta digital). but while the book wisely left most of the details to the reader’s imagination, the film presents its version of terabithia as the flashy main attraction. as initially exciting as it is to see jess and leslie dodging vultures, oversized rodents and one ugly giantess, these prosaic flights of fancy inevitably speak less to the power of the imagination than to the power of cgi .
fact # 3: during a summer when jeff bridges’ long - in - the - works adaptation of the giver actually seems to be gaining traction and theaters are finally showing a movie based on a judy blume book, it’s only natural to think about other kids’ classics that have made it to the big screen — bringing me back to terabithia, which received its own overly cgi’d adaptation back in 2007. (the film starred baby josh hutcherson, pre - hunger games — check out his bieber hair and chipmunk cheeks! )
digital imagination: bringing terabithia to life
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behind the book: the themes of bridge to terabithia
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source: scales, pat r .
bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson .
in teaching banned books: 12 guides for young readers, pp. 75 - 8. chicago, ill. : american library association, 2001 .
jess' parents are wary about him hanging around with a girl, in the film his mother is pleased .
the imaginary world dreamed up by two youngsters in katherine paterson’s coming - of - age classic has been realized imperfectly, but with intelligence and sensitivity nonetheless, in “bridge to terabithia. ” some literal - minded attempts at magical realism are redeemed by the film’s emotional texture, winning chemistry between the tyke leads and scrupulous adherence to a childlike point of view. [ … ]
even the
terabithia
filmmakers are not pleased with disney' s marketing strategy. from urltoken
but first, a brief plot summary: bridge to terabithia tells the story of artistic farm boy jesse and imaginative free spirit leslie, a new classmate who quickly becomes jesse’s closest companion. the two spend hours creating and playing in a magical world they call terabithia, which can only be accessed by swinging on a rope over a creek .
so after 2007 got off to a completely terrible start, february had a lot of catching up to do to turn around the year only two months in. thankfully, this slate of films released during the month had some decent appeal and with the holiday holdovers nearing their end, this was a good chance for some of these films to have solid runs. with that said, february becomes the first month of the year to have multiple films be included as the winners of the month. the first film released this month to be a winner of the month is the comedy norbit, which sees eddie murphy in multiple roles akin to his performances in the nutty professor. despite the negative reviews from critics, it would end up being a big success as it would steal customers away from epic movie and became the first successful comedy released this year. the next film of the month to be considered a winner of the month is the fantasy film bridge to terabithia, based on the children’s book of the same name. with night at the museum slowing down and happily n’ever after flopping the previous month, this was the perfect spot for bridge to come out and it also had the advantage of coming out during the president’s day weekend which help push it to becoming the top family film of the year to this point. the third and final film of the month to be considered a winner of the month is the tyler perry film daddy’s little girls, a romantic comedy - drama film about a man fighting for custody of his daughters while beginning a relationship with his attorney. despite opening to negative reviews and being one of perry’s lowest - grossing films in his career, it still made just enough money to be considered a winner even though it finished near the bottom of the top 10 of the month. just from these three alone, this is already a clear improvement from the previous month and 2007 has gotten back on track if only for a little bit .
in the film she is a slightly different character and thus handles situations differently. she runs away when jess confronts her after she tells the class she has no television, while in the film she withdraws it all. in the book there are different instances where she raises her voice or pulled stern looks, in the film there is none .
dwight later relocated to auckland, new zealand transitioning into acting. he appeared in films such as, fatal contact: bird flu in america (sony, abc) and bridge to terabithia (disney). in 2007, dwight shot his first short - film the return, a suspense - thriller that follows an adolescent girl and her father, a widowed molecular biologist, who after experimenting with dna reanimates his wife who has been dead for over a year. the film was shot in auckland, dwight was supported by a respectful production crew, colleagues of the great filmmaker peter jackson. he would make history as the first african - american to write, produce and direct a film in new zealand. his most recent success came as the behind - the - scenes documentary director for nate parker’s record breaking sundance hit, the birth of a nation. dwight captured the enigmatic experience of nate parker’s journey from the humble start to the epic finish. his other projects, he has written, produced and directed a short - film titled thirst; he also produced along side korstiaan vandiver to achieve an award - winning short - film lu, starring nate parker .
bridge to terabithia won paterson the 1978 newbery award. in her acceptance speech she focused on the notion of bridges, which are central to the book. in fact, she argued that the book might itself be a bridge
that will take children from where they are to where they might be
(
newbery medal acceptance speech ,
363). the bridge metaphor functions on several levels in this speech. the novel is a bridge over the chasm of death that paterson felt. it is a way to overcome the chasms established by
time and culture and desperate human nature .
it is a bridge to the promised land, allowing
the very valley where evil and despair defeat us … [ to ] become a gate of hope
(
newbery ,
367). this reference to hope and crossings would, of course, be familiar to readers of her earlier novels .
children' s films tend to proselytize and moralize more often than any other genre. bridge to terabithia finds a way out of these pitfalls, with worlds - - both imagined and real - - unfolding more organically and honestly than that in any narnia or middle earth .
if it \' s thematic enough, you could even come up with a song to tie into the score... yeah, we did it for bridge to terabithia, and i did it with the movie i just finished, pride. i co - wrote a track with john legend on the film, and we worked my theme into the song, into the chorus .
like so many adults who first encounter bridge to terabithia, patrick was swept up in the story and related deeply to it. “i was constantly creating imaginary worlds as a kid myself, ” he recalls. “i grew up in the rural south, so the setting of bridge to terabithia reminded me a lot of where i grew up. there were places like that, with creeks and forests and forts where you could go and just, wham, you’d be gone all day playing imaginary games and exploring imaginary worlds. ”
the film was released theatrically in the u. s. and canada on february 16, 2007. it was a financial success, and with a budget of around $ 20 million, it had a worldwide gross of us $ 137 million. it received positive reviews; critics called it a faithful adaption of the children' s novel, and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film. it was nominated for seven awards, winning five at the young artist awards .
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anyone who has read katherine paterson’s book on which the film is based knows that terabithia is a kingdom that exists only in the imagination of its two young protagonists, who need to escape troubles at home and at school. csupo says paterson has been pleased with his treatment of the material, mainly because he didn’t try to turn it into the kind of film being advertised in the trailers .
foerstel, herbert n .
bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson .
in banned in the u. s. a. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries, pp. 157 - 59. westport, conn. : greenwood press, 1994 .
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in paterson’s book, as in real life, magical lands like terabithia exist only in imagination and in books. not books like bridge to terabithia — other books, like lewis’s narnia stories and lloyd alexander’s prydain tales, both of which are explicitly invoked in the narrative. (although paterson says it was unconscious, the name terabithia was evidently inspired by the nearly identical narnian - world place - name terebinthia, which in turn was probably borrowed from the biblical terebinth tree. similarly, terabithia’s prince terrien may have been suggested by narnia’s king tirian from the last battle. )
film and an unexpectedly strong performance. additionally, the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the u. k. , japan, france, and mexico and should hit $ 300 million internationally and $ 600 million worldwide, if not more .
misheff, sue .
beneath the web and over the stream: the search for safe places in charlotte' s web and bridge to terabithia .
children' s literature in education 29, no. 3 (september 1998): 131 - 41 .
the bridge to terabithia lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. inside you' ll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzes / homework assignments, ...
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source: hirsch, karen .
bridge to terabithia: too good to miss .
in censored books ii: critical viewpoints, 1985 - 2000, edited nicholas j. karolides, pp. 100 - 06. lanham, md. : the scarecrow press, inc. , 2002 .
as for that misleading marketing campaign, it paid off. bridge to terabithia earned a robust $ 82 million domestically, narrowly surpassing eight below, the sleeper hit disney opened in the same weekend a year earlier. while such a gross was a mere fraction of the towering totals of narnia / harry potter / lord of the rings movies, it was enough to make terabithia one of 2007' s biggest pre - summer hits. the sum also looked outright colossal next to the feeble intakes of walden' s cgi - free 2006 adaptations, hoot and how to eat fried worms. terabithia' s dishonest promotions can therefore be easily acquitted knowing that those who added to movie' s earnings were much more likely to be surprised than disappointed. it' s quite refreshing that, in the end, one of the year' s better films got the attendance it deserved .
in talking with children who have read bridge to terabithia, i have met several who do not like the ending. they resent the fact that jesse would build a bridge into the secret kingdom which he and leslie had shared. the thought of may belle following in the footsteps of leslie is bad enough, but the hint that the thumbsucking joyce ann may come as well is totally abhorrent to these readers. how could i allow jesse to build a bridge for the unworthy? they ask me. their sense of what is fitting and right and just is offended. i hear my young critics out and do not try to argue with them, for i know as well as they do that may belle is not leslie, nor will she ever be. but perhaps some day they will understand jesse' s bridge as an act of grace which he built, not because of who may belle was but because of who he himself had become crossing the gully into terabithia. i allowed him to build the bridge because i dare to believe with the prophet hosea that the very valley where evil and despair defeat us can become a gate of hope—if there is a bridge .
connecticut and pennsylvania may have banned bridge to terabithia because of
disrespect of adults ,
or
elaborate fantasy .
but in real life, which bridge to terabithia reflects, kids are occasionally rude in their talk about adults. many times i' ve heard my professor husband talk about one of the nuns in his elementary school whom he particularly disliked .
sister banana nose ,
he calls her .
sister banana nose could really snap that ruler ,
he says .
we were all scared of her .
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the next film with nick was alpha dog, which not only was a complete 180 - degree change from the notebook, but also just opened in theaters. i remember hearing about this film a long time ago - what was your timeline on it ?
barrow, craig w .
bridge to terabithia .
in beacham' s guide to literature for young adults, volume 1, edited by kirk h. beetz and suzanne niemeyer, pp. 148 - 54. washington, d. c. : beacham publishing, inc. , 1989 .
from walt disney pictures and walden media, the producers of “the chronicles of narnia, ” and based on one of the most beloved novels of all time, comes an adventurous and moving tale that explores the wonders of friendship, family and fantasy: bridge to terabithia .
terabithia has a large orchestral fantasy sound, but also is pulled back at times. compared to your previous works, though, it \' s a very large score, including battle sequences, complete with choir. what was it like for you to work on this type of film ?
the last five minutes of
bridge to terabithia
mark the only time the movie succumbs to oversweet sentiment (not helped by some over - the - top visual effects, which look particularly out of place after the realism that has dominated most of the movie). but viewers will come away from
bridge to terabithia
not dwelling on sadness or cheesy effects but on the warmth and respect with which it pays homage to first love, not the puppy love of first kisses and comical stunts but that first glimpse of love as sharing a vision of the world, and building it together .
generally, the film was positively received. it gained 76% positive reviews on rotten tomatoes with an average rating of 6. 9 / 10. on metacritic, it received a similar rating of 75 / 100. roger ebert gave the film 3 / 4 stars, and leonard maltin called it' an impressive and worthwhile family film'. however, john anderson of newsday said of the film:' there' s a deliberateness, a fastidiousness and a lack of daring and vision that marks the entire operation.'
leslie introduces herself to jess at the fence between their homes before school starts. in the film, they first meet when she is placed in his class .
in jess’s world, the person who comes along is leslie, and she gives him the most incredible gift he could ever envision: the land of terabithia. csupo hoped to do justice to just how meaningful and powerful terabithia becomes in jess’s life, even when times get tough .
but jess' emotional tumult over a tragic event feels powerfully authentic, and this is where the film finds its truth and soul .
in the book leslie' s character is an agnostic atheist where as in the film she just lacks jess' s christian beliefs .
among paterson' s most critically lauded books, bridge to terabithia has been an international bestseller since its initial publication. the novel has won a host of prestigious awards; in addition to the newbery medal, the polish janusz korczak medal, and the french jeunes lecturs award, bridge to terabithia has been recognized with the dutch silver pencil award, the school library journal best book of 1977 award, and the lewis carroll shelf award. while childhood morality has often been regarded as a taboo subject by some in the children' s literature genre, paterson has attracted consistent acclaim for her novel' s grace, realism, and insight into a child' s perspective on death. alleen pace nilsen and kenneth l. donelson have suggested that ,
paterson' s novel set impossible high standards that no other such book about the death of a friend has equaled .
pat r. scales has further argued that, in bridge to terabithia ,
katherine paterson speaks to her readers because she has a genuine and honest understanding of the realities of life, and she recognizes the importance of fantasy in everyone' s world .
however, some critics have warned against using bridge to terabithia as a work of bibliotherapy—the practice of using books that readers can emotionally identify with to help them cope with psychologically traumatic events. joel d. chaston, for example, has asserted that ,
books like bridge to terabithia should not be used as a cure of or fast solution to the problems children face. it is only when literature stimulates readers to look within themselves and search their hearts for their own solutions to problems that it is effective .
a few parent groups have taken issue with bridge to terabithia' s use of adult language, fantasy escapism, and mortality, which has inspired several censorship challenges against the book in a select number of school districts. regardless, karen hirsch has argued that such complaints are ultimately shortsighted, stating that ,
although bridge to terabithia does have in it the ‘profanity, vulgar language, and swear words’ that some censors offer as reasons to ban, the complex characters and moving story by far transcend the fact that children see those words in print.
bridge to terabithia is a 2007 american fantasy adventure drama film directed by gábor csupó and adapted for film by david l. paterson and jeff stockwell . the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name , and released by walt disney pictures . the film stars josh hutcherson , annasophia robb , robert patrick , bailee madison and zooey deschanel . bridge to terabithia tells the story of jesse aarons and leslie burke , 12-year-old neighbors who create a fantasy world called terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house . the original novel was based on events from the childhood of the author 's son , screenwriter david paterson . when he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel , she agreed in part because of his ability as a playwright . production began in february 2006 , and the film was finished by november . principal photography was shot in auckland , new zealand within sixty days . film editing took ten weeks , while post-production , music mixing , and visual effects took several months . bridge to terabithia was released to positive reviews ; critics called it a faithful adaptation of the children 's novel , and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film . bridge to terabithia was nominated for seven awards , winning five at the young artist awards . 
bridge to terabithia is a 2007 american fantasy adventure drama film directed by gábor csupó and adapted for film by david l. paterson and jeff stockwell. the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name, and released by walt disney pictures. the film stars josh hutcherson, annasophia robb, robert patrick, bailee madison and zooey deschanel. bridge to terabithia tells the story of jesse aarons and leslie burke, 12-year-old neighbors who create a fantasy world called terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house. the original novel was based on events from the childhood of the author's son, screenwriter david paterson. when he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel, she agreed in part because of his ability as a playwright. production began in february 2006, and the film was finished by november. principal photography was shot in auckland, new zealand within sixty days. film editing took ten weeks, while post-production, music mixing, and visual effects took several months. bridge to terabithia was released to positive reviews; critics called it a faithful adaptation of the children's novel, and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film. bridge to terabithia was nominated for seven awards, winning five at the young artist awards.
bridge to terabithia is a 2007 american fantasy adventure drama film directed by gábor csupó and adapted for film by david l. paterson and jeff stockwell. the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name, and released by walt disney pictures. the film stars josh hutcherson, annasophia robb, robert patrick, bailee madison and zooey deschanel. bridge to terabithia tells the story of jesse aarons and leslie burke, 12-year-old neighbors who create a fantasy world called terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house. the original novel was based on events from the childhood of the author's son, screenwriter david paterson. when he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel, she agreed in part because of his ability as a playwright. production began in february 2006, and the film was finished by november. principal photography was shot in auckland, new zealand within sixty days. film editing took ten weeks, while post-production, music mixing, and visual effects took several months. bridge to terabithia was released to positive reviews; critics called it a faithful adaptation of the children's novel, and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film. bridge to terabithia was nominated for seven awards, winning five at the young artist awards.