A scene from ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ | photo credit: netflix
Roald Dahl’s heroes are almost always on the verge of greatness, even when they are trapped by cruel adults and situations beyond their control. They wage war against inequality and encourage every child to celebrate their dreams and in turn be themselves. Matilda Another Roald Dahl classic about children rebelling against injustice.
Born to Mr. Wormwood (Stephen Graham) and Mrs. Wormwood (Andrea Riseborough), two boisterous parents who forget to send their child to school, Matilda (Alisha Weir), a skilled storyteller, enjoys reading classics such as moby dick And doesn’t mind being naughty to teach the bully a lesson.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Director: Matthew Warchus
mould: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Lishana Lynch
duration: 117 minutes
Story: An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier Award winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story, with miraculous results.
After an inspection by state officials, Wormwood is forced to send Matilda to Cruncham Hall Primary School whose motto is ‘ bambinatum est magitum‘ (kids are maggots), run by taut Olympian Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson), who has a panache for rules and a loathing for all who claim to be exceptions to them.
Matilda finds a friend in her class teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), a kind woman who, recognizing that Matilda is a prodigy, promises her access to advanced books and lessons – something like Which is liked by the headmistress.
As Matilda gets used to school life, she becomes the subject of bullying by the headmistress and witnesses it. Sometimes she objects to the girls wearing pigtails, while other times she forces a child to eat a two-tier chocolate cake because she stole a piece. He is the embodiment of evil that has not yet been challenged. But Matilda doesn’t let this slide because, as she breaks into a song, she tells us that she believes that:
“Just because you find life isn’t fair, it
This doesn’t mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
If you always wear it on your chin,
nothing will change.
even though you are small you can do a lot, you
Don’t let something as small as ‘a little’ stop you.
She becomes the first person to say “no” to the headmistress—she challenges, refutes, and argues her reasons for corporal punishment of children, to the delight of her classmates and the anguish of Olympian.
The musical numbers complimented by the choreography are a treat for the senses and the sets serve as a grand ode to Roald Dahl’s imagination. Emma Thompson is incredibly convincing as the heartless headmistress and Alisha Weir steals the spotlight as the telekinetic angry young girl discovers years of secrets.
The reboot, in addition to giving Matilda some telepathic powers, sticks to the original work and approaches it with great reverence for the fantasy elements.
Matilda is a celebration of children – their wonder, patience and hope for a better tomorrow. It urges the kids to take charge and try to script their lives as per their choice. It does not make light of his personality by limiting him to caricature and gives him enough room to breathe, a pattern that can be found in all of Dahl’s books.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is currently streaming on Netflix