A young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It... Read allA young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.A young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.
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- TriviaOriginally produced as a two-part television miniseries, but re-edited and broadcast in a three hour time slot.
- GoofsWhen Mrs. Whatsit says (at around 18 mins), "if this insect wanted to travel across my left hand to my right hand..." the insect is actually sitting in her right hand, pointing towards her left hand.
- Quotes
Dr Jack Murray: Make a wish.
Meg Murry: I wish that I could be more like you. It's... it's just that I don't fit in my skin anymore. It feels all wrong and creepy. I'm stupid, like the twins said, and everyone hates me.
Dr Jack Murray: Oh, honey, you're not remotely stupid. And nobody hates you.
Meg Murry: I'm stupid.
Dr Jack Murray: You just take a moment and think. You do things in your own way... in your own time... and that's what I love about you so much. That's what makes you so special. And whenever you need me, I'll be right here.
- Crazy credits(Closing dedications) For Tom, Patrick and Claire For all our brothers and sisters
- ConnectionsFeatured in Honest Trailers: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
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Written by Seán Cullen
I could go into a huge list of what was wrong with the movie - besides the fact that the story was told out of sequence, major flaws developed out of the lack of characterization and the actors that were casted for the children were completely wrong. The actress who portrayed Meg was like a cardboard cutout - she lacked emotion and I felt nothing for the character (unlike the empathy and compassion I felt for Meg in the book). Did the actress even read the book? Meg was supposed to be an ugly duckling - with glasses and braces and a very ordinary/awkward look about her. I didn't see any of that portrayed in the movie Meg. That's the entire being of the character!!! It's because of what Meg is on the outside that it becomes so important for her to learn that it's truly what she has on the inside that counts - on top of that, Calvin is able to see the real her through the glasses, braces and supposed ugliness. That's what helps to create the bond between Calvin and Meg. Don't even get me started with the lack of understanding for the true character of Charles Wallace.
The themes were skimmed across, important characters where hacked apart or changed all together and IT (who is a very main character of the story) was cut down to 5 minutes in the movie. WHAT?!?
Since I am losing comment space, I will sum it up by saying that I truly hope Disney doesn't get any bright ideas about filming either "A Wind in the Door" or "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" - but if they do, I would highly recommend hiring a director who is such a fan of the work (like Peter Jackson and the Rings trilogy) that they do the stories justice.
I think I am going to open up the book one more time and relish the beauty of the writing in an effort to wash away that pathetic effort they called a movie last night.