Dakota Fanning
Fern Arable
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Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
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| Release Date | 2006-12-07 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Directors | Gary Winick, Seamus McGarvey |
| Producers | Julia Pistor, Bernard Williams, Paul Neesan, Edgar M. Bronfman, Jordan Kerner, Tony Winley |
| Writers | Susannah Grant, Karey Kirkpatrick, E.B. White |
This is a lovely film :) Julia Roberts is lovely as the eponymous character, Dakota Fanning is a delightful Fern, and Dominic Scott Kay is an adorable Wilbur- if you see the special features, he does come across as quite a shy little boy
Lovely film :) <3
— Joe
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for younger audiences.
It's based off of a famous book, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, Julia Roberts are all charming in their own ways, but I never realized what a dud of a character Wilbur was before this. Sure, he's a happy-go-lucky guy and social trend setter, but he's a character that needs a lot of help and doesn't even really give back.
The story feels like a more modern fable: there is a lesson of morality and life here, but it is a lot more subtle than I'm used to fables being. Of course this has a cooked in version of explaining life and death to young children, but it feels like it tries to convey that a life well served, however short, is good life. This does make the movie oddly charming, but I can't say that it makes it as great as I remember the book being.
Now, that may be nostalgia glasses, or maybe I have them for the this movie, but I think, in the end, it's an average movie with a good story that kids might like.
— Kamurai