My Review Note on the Movie "Bridge to Terabithia" {Prepared 4 Our English Assignment : ) }

There's an element of sadness in "Bridge to Terabithia" that you don't get in most films that are made for children. In addition to a few specific downer events, the plot itself has a melancholy tinge. Viewers expecting an easy-to-digest "The Chronicles of Narnia" knockoff will probably be disappointed with this film.Despite its small scale, "Bridge to Terabithia" offers a lot of things you won't see in most children's movies, including honest dialogue, actions that have consequences and some truly moving moments. This film is based on Katherine Paterson's 1977 Newbery Award-winning novel of the same name. This film is directed by Gábor Csupó and adapted for film by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. The main characters in this film “Jess and Leslie” are casted by Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb. Jesse is the only boy in a household of girls and an outcast at his middle school. He has a talent for art that his family doesn't understand, and a father who spends his time either working at a hardware store or sitting at the kitchen table with his head in his hands next to a pile of bills. It's clear that Jesse is fed up with his life. Everything changes when the quirky Leslie moves in next door. She's an outcast too but is more outgoing than Jesse and has rich parents. She's also a good writer, and when Jesse and Leslie get together, their imaginations feed off each other. After school they ventures into the woods and swings across a creek on a rope. Jess and Leslie finds an abandoned tree house and a broken down truck on the other side, and invents a new world, which Leslie names "Terabithia." The fantasy world, which is a reflection on their lives, comes to life through their eyes as they explore the surroundings.”Terabithia” changes Jesse’s life he finds it as a hideout from his bad life & It gets Leslie and Jess more closer. The fantasy world (as the name suggests) becomes the spark which makes this movie heart touching. "Bridge to