Do you believe in myth and fantasy? Do you have the ability to create magical places in your mind? Children often can do this. An example of this can be found in the movie Bridge to Terabithia.
Bridge to Terabithia was a fun movie to watch, and I really enjoyed watching it. Bridge to Terabithia is a movie about a boy and a girl. The boy, Jesse, lives with his family in an old house. They are poor. The girl, Leslie, and her parents moved in next door to the Jesse’s family. She becomes the “new kid” in school. Leslie’s parents are writers and are well off. They have a happy family. Jesse, on the other hand, does not. His family lacks the happiness and contentment that Leslie’s family has.
At the beginning of the movie, Jesse and Leslie don’t have any friends at school. While Jesse is quite, reserve and almost shy, Leslie knows how to stand up for herself. Leslie befriends Jesse. The two children seem to get strength from each other in order to face the challenges at school.
The two kids find a spot in the woods near their homes and call it their place. Leslie names that place “Terabithia.” In this part of the movie, the producer makes great use of fantasy and myth. Leslie has a great capability to imagine things. Jesse thinks she got it from her parents since they are writers. Leslie’s imagination allows her to create in her mind magic creatures out of the animals that are in the wood and giants out of trees. When Leslie tells Jesse what she sees in Terabithia, Jesse calls her a liar. She tells him that she is not lying but imagining. This reminds me of the movie “Big Fish.”
Leslie tells Jesse, “open your mind” so that he could also see all the fantastic things she sees. As soon as Jesse does, he starts “seeing” all the “magical creatures” Leslie sees in the wood. In Terabithia, Leslie is the queen, and Jesse is the king.
Jesse likes to draw and is very good at it. One day, the music teacher invites him to the museum. When Jesse comes back, he finds out that his friend, Leslie, had died. At first, he refused to believe it and has a difficult time dealing with the death of his best friend. He looks for refuge in Terabithia. At the end of the movie, Jesse takes his little sister to Terabithia and makes her a princess there describes for her all the “magical creatures” that are in Terabithia. His little sister, of course, can’t see them. So, Jesse tells her, “open your mind.” As soon as she does, she also starts “seeing” all the “magical creatures” and the giants.
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