![]() And the power dynamics might have happened in the 1860s, but they are completely resonant with the power dynamics that are still operating today. "To talk about the opening and the role that Kitty plays, that consciousness, self-awareness of the film, it's also a way of saying, 'Of course, this is not really 1862.' It might be evident to say it, but let's say it because the characters are fictional, but what they represent is not. Lelio explains that the point of bookending the film with the shots in the modern studio is to illustrate the story's modern resonance. Kitty's someone who's stuck to the old world and the new, she's someone who's bridging that but also questioning Lib, who's very much an outsider that has been placed within this community that she does not understand." As Sebastian so beautifully put it, it's challenging the audience if they can get lost in the idea of this narrative. Christopher Barr/NetflixĪlgar, who plays Kitty, explains her character is "part of the story, but she gets to dabble between the two. ![]() Tom Burke as Will Byrne, Florence Pugh as Lib Wright, Kíla Lord Cassidy as Anna O’Donnell in The Wonder. Out," as the image of the thaumatrope fades away. Outside." Anna then echoes what he says, saying, "In. Will responds, "That's for you to decide. "Is it trapped or is it free?" Anna asks him. The four words are a reference to the thaumatrope that Will shows Anna earlier in the film, of a bird who seems to be both inside of a cage and free at the same time. The film then pans away from the scene to pull back to the film set, and actress Niamh Algar, no longer dressed as her character, Kitty, is standing there in all black. They're sitting at dinner, and Anna is slowly eating. The last scene shows Lib, Will, and Anna (now Nan) on a ship bound for Australia. Lib burns down Anna's home, tells the council the girl has died, and then meets up with Will and Anna.Īt the very end, the movie returns to the framing device of the modern set. So, Lib decides to fake her death, enlisting her journalist friend to sprint Anna, now Nan, away to safety. When Lib tries to convince the council overseeing her watch that Anna is dying, and of the mother's involvement in keeping her alive, they do not intervene to save her. L-R: Josie Walker as Sister Michael, Toby Jones as Dr McBrearty, Kíla Lord Cassidy as Anna O’Donnell, Niamh Algar as Kitty O’Donnell, Florence Pugh as Lib Wright in The Wonder. An English nurse, traveling all on her own. The Great Famine still casts a long shadow, and the Irish hold England responsible for that devastation. And so we invite you to believe in this one. The people you are about to meet, the characters, believe in their stories with complete devotion. "The beginning of a film called The Wonder. ![]() This is the beginning," a woman, actress Niamh Algar, who plays Anna's older sister Kitty, says. It starts with a panning shot of a large warehouse set filled with film equipment. It's particularly curious that del Carmen's first film for the streamer bears a resemblance to Disney's recent Raya and the Last Dragon, only with a notably more specific logline than Raya, which was set in an amalgamation of Southeast Asia rather than anywhere specific.Spoilers ahead for the ending of The Wonder.įlorence Pugh's newest period drama, The Wonder, tells the story of Anna, an 11-year-old Irish girl who reportedly stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well-she says she is surviving on "manna from heaven." A nurse, Lib (Pugh) is sent to observe Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) to see if she indeed is surviving without food or water.īased on The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, the movie, directed by Sebastián Lelio takes an innovative approach to the story, beginning with the breaking of the fourth wall. It's one thing for Disney/Pixar to lose one of the minds behind two of their best movies, but it certainly seems like del Carmen is being groomed to be more than just a director. This new position at Netflix seems to offer del Carmen a lot more freedom to pursue projects than Disney/Pixar allowed him. The result was one of Pixar's best films yet, an emotionally complex film unlike anything the studio had made before. While working on Inside Out, del Carmen made sure the film's human protagonist - a girl named Riley - stayed independent from her emotions, as well as centered Joy's story on her paternal relationship to Riley, rather than one of controlling a vessel. But he's best known for his work with Pixar, where he served as head of story on the Oscar-winner Up, before co-directing Inside Out. ![]() The Machines' Gets a Netflix Release Date, New Cast Announcementsĭel Carmen has worked on a variety of beloved projects from The Prince of Egypt to Batman: The Animated Series. RELATED: Highly Anticipated Animated Film 'The Mitchells vs. ![]()
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