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Starring: Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Alisha Weir, Andrea Riseborough, Stephen Graham, Sindhu Vee
Story:
Netflix musical fantasy comedy directed by Matthew Warchus. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022) centers on Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir), a girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind, and a vivid imagination, and the worst parents (Andrea Riseborough and Stephen Graham) in the world, who attends a school run by an abusive headmistress, Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). With her kind teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), revolting classmates, and her huge imagination, she tries to change her destiny.
We’ll add the best quotes once the movie is released and we’ve had a chance to watch it, but for now, here’s a small selection.
Quotes:
Matilda Wormwood: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was trapped. This is the story of her great escape.
Mr. Wormwood: [to Matilda, as he takes and rips her book] Give me that! Now get to bed! You little bookworm.
Mr. Wormwood: [to Matilda] You’re going to meet The Trunchbull now. Headmistress of Crunchem Hall.
Matilda’s Classmate: This isn’t a school. It’s a prison!
Miss Trunchbull: This school is full of rebels.
Miss Trunchbull: You! What is your name?
Matilda Wormwood: Matilda. Matilda Wormwood.
Miss Trunchbull: Matilda Wormwood. Criminals like you need a real lesson.
Miss Trunchbull: I like troublemakers, Wormwood. They make such a lovely sound when they snap.
Miss Trunchbull: [as she tosses a child aside] See if that child is still alive.
Miss Honey: Matilda, my name’s Miss Honey.
Miss Honey: I believe you’re a genius. Is maths your favorite thing?
Matilda Wormwood: It’s okay. What I really like is reading. It’s like a holiday in your head.
Miss Honey: Do you do that a lot? Get away from everything? In books, I mean.
Matilda Wormwood: Oh, yeah. I’ve read loads this week.
Miss Honey: Loads in one week? So, which books did you read this week?
Matilda Wormwood: Nicholas Nickleby. Jane Eyre. Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Of Mice and Men. The Lord of the Rings. Moby Dick. Crime and Punishment. And The Cat in the Hat.
Matilda Wormwood: No! That’s not right!
Miss Trunchbull: You just said no to me.
Miss Honey: Matilda, you need to be very careful! Miss Trunchbull, she’s dangerous.
Matilda Wormwood: So am I.
Matilda Wormwood: Miss Honey, I need to show you something.
Miss Honey: Matilda, your mind is extraordinary.
Miss Honey: [as Matilda hugs her] That is the biggest hug in the world.
Matilda’s Classmate: [to Matilda] You’re a hero.
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