Essay On The Book Of Henry

Imagine you are faced with a difficult situation. Do you listen to the ghost of your twelve-year-old son, or do you use the logic and reasoning within yourself? In the Book of Henry, a drama film, Susan Carpenter, played by Naomi Watts finds herself in this particular position. Susan Carpenter is a waitress in a small suburban town and a single mother to Peter and Henry, played by Jacob Tremblay and Jaeden Lieberher. Henry, a young genius, devised a plan to help rescue the girl next door, Christina, who is played by Maddie Ziegler. Christina, Henry’s next-door neighbor, lives with her step father Glenn Sickleman, played by Dean Norris. Henry suspects that something is going on with Christina and her stepfather, but is unsure. He sees the
Here is this mom that plays video games, while her son deals with the finances and basically makes sure the house is in order. Susan comes off as an absentee mom. You want to scream at her to be a better mother, but you empathize with her because of all she has been through. You find yourself wondering if she has ever had be on her own before, because why would a grown woman rely so heavily on her twelve-year-old son. I feel that Suzanne Smith and Jessica Kelly did an incredible job casting the main characters. They all fed off each other very well. The relationship between Jacob Tremblay and Jaeden Lieberher, who played Peter and Henry, was very well done. Jacob, although so young, was able to hone in on the emotion needed to play his character. Not only is he a cute little boy, but he is able to stir up emotions inside you. With this ability that he has mastered at such a young age, you know that he will have a long-lasting carrier in acting. In all, I would give this movie a ten out of ten. In my opinion, it is a must see. It raises up a good moral question, which is, do we sit back and allow things to happen because we are afraid to step up, or do we take a stand and fight for what is