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Roald Dahl's classic children's book is now a movie musical on Netflix. Here are all the key differences between the original novel, the 1996 film, stage adaptation, and 2022 movie musical.
In 2012 Matilda was ranked number 30 on a list of the top 100 children's novels published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily US audience. It was the first of four books by Dahl among the Top 100, more than any other writer. [2] Time magazine included Matilda in its list of the "100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time". [9]
Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.
Matilda's father takes out his career frustration on Matilda, so she puts superglue around the rim of his hat. At school, Matilda is told of Miss Trunchbull's cruel punishments, including the Chokey: a tiny cupboard lined with sharp objects in which she locks disobedient children for hours ("The Chokey Chant"). Miss Honey meets Mrs Wormwood and ...
The '90s movie takes liberties with the plot of the Matilda book, changing key details to fit the silver screen and American audiences, so it is no surprise that Netflix chose to do the same with ...
The movie was based on Roald Dahl's classic book of the same name, and told the story of Matilda, a genius little girl who has special magical powers. Photo cred: Getty
On Rotten Tomatoes, Matilda has an approval rating of 92% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Danny DeVito-directed version of Matilda is odd, charming, and while the movie diverges from Roald Dahl, it nonetheless captures the book's spirit". [20]
Another of Matilda’s favorite things is music, so Cuoco put her musical tastes to the test one day by playing her daughter the Big Bang Theory theme song. “I turned it on one day and she sat ...