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Matilda (trailer)




CONTEXTO

Matilda is a children’s novel (author:  Roald Dahl-published in 1988). 
It’s a fantastic story based on:
  • real characters treating different important themes 
  • many childhood features. 
The novel was adapted into a film in 1996,  (Danny De Vit.).

Roald Dahl won an award by his written of Matilda’s story. It was given by the category of Children’s Book in 1988.

PLOT

- Matilda, is a sweet and intelligent girl and besides she is "different" from her family. 
- Due to her intelligence, she even can control her mind, being able to do "magic".

She goes to school and  meets: 

  • Miss Honey, a sweet teacher who give her love to Matilda and who listens and understand her
  • Miss Trunchbull, an evil director who abuse physically and psychologically pupils.
Finally, everything concludes in a right and happy way since  Matilda is adopted by Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull loses everything and Matilda’s family has to run away of the country.

CHARACTERS
Regarding characters roles we can say that Roald Dahl is representing in this story the topic of “Cenicienta”.




When we see the main character Matilda we can appreciate her as Cinderella, a girl rejected by her family. 








A nice, sweet and protective character as “Miss Honey” 
performing the role of “Fairy godmother"
    


The character of “Miss Agatha Trunchbull” representing evil role “Wicked stepmother’s role”.
That’s why Matilda story can be considered as a fairy Tale moved to 20th century where we can enjoy of wonderful and magic situations.
  

CHILDHOOD IN MATILDA

READING: Matilda’s hobby by the reading she becomes such an intelligent girl that she is able to control her mind and even she can do magic.

LOVE: Miss Honey, a nice and sweet teacher gives her love to Matilda.

AUTHORITARIAN ADULTS: we can find a physical and emotional abuse performed by Miss Agatha Trunchbull.

THE REJECTION that Matilda received by her family.

COMIC TOUCH: Is led by the revenge from Matilda to her parents and from the pupils to Miss Trunchbull.

FINAL MORAL: There are good triumphs over evil. Everybody gets what deserves.