There is something otherworldly magical about this film, and it’s not just the giants from another world. I would say Spielberg knows a lot about making endearing films with childhood innocence, and this would no doubt be added to the mix, but there’s more. This movie captures a believable magic behind friendship, no matter how different you are. I mean, the BFG is incredibly terrifying at first, but you soon learn that he is also a runt to someone else, making this world bigger than your immediate line of sight – it also gives the girl something to connect with. This movie is ultimately about the unlikely friendship between an old giant and young girl – and that alliance is unique to this story alone.

The only complaint I’d have about the film is that the actual plot isn’t really introduced until the tail end. You might be asking yourself where the movie is even going before it tells you, but that’s okay. The BFG takes its time introducing its viewers to a magical land and doesn’t force feed anyone an over-convoluted premise – as most modern films would. In fact, you might be surprised to learn that this movie stays loyal to the book from beginning to end – and if you read it as a child, you might have forgotten the details, but they’ll come flooding back when you watch this movie. This movie is what I saw in my head when I read the book. Perhaps that is the most impressive of all?

When it comes to all live-action and CGI family films alike, you sometimes have to question yourself if this is actually a good movie for my kids. Sure, kids might laugh at movies all the time, but which ones leave a lasting impression? From my experience, not a lot of movies were that important to me, but a good few still remain at my top 10 – and most of those are Disney flicks. For kids these days, that may just be The BFG. The only thing that’s questionable is the idea that the giants eat children (it doesn’t show that, they just give you the idea)…but how else will you be scared of the bad giants?

The BFG is a wonderful family film that shouldn’t be missed. Get your family together, heat up some popcorn – and watch it.

This wonderful film tells the story of a girl called Sophie and her great friend who goes by the name of the Big Friendly Giant. Together they are out on an adventure which involves catching and bringing dreams, but most of all, making Giant Country safe and friendly again.

From the moment I saw the first trailer, I have been exited about this movie. I was planning on watching it earlier but couldn't find the time. My excitement and anticipation grew and so did my expectation. This movie lived up to all of them, and not only a little bit. This movie was purely amazing. So magical, so beautiful and so much fun. I adored it. I watched it with my family and it has been quite a while that we watched a movie that all of us enjoyed. The story is so creative and well written and they did such an amazing job bringing everything to life. It amazes me every day again, how many great things can be done with animation nowadays. I will never stop praising it. I can only imagine how much imagination Ruby Barnhill (who playes the roll of Sophie) must posses, acting around, I guess, a lot of blue. She did amazing. Mark Rylance as well! I loved how much the BFG actually looked like him. The way he talked, all the words were so funny. A real pleasure.

The whole movie was just such a joy in general. I think it also tells us quite a imported story about standing up for ourselves and not to be afraid of asking for help. This for sure is an amazing film not only for kids, but for people of all ages.

"The only element of the entire production that inspires any kind of wonder is just how far from a satisfying adaptation the film proves to be..."

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**Little Sophie's giant adventure.**

I did not dislike it, but I thought it was not creative enough. I had seen the British animation and this one retained the same story. Of course, which was originally from the book, but nothing new other than a decent computer graphics. I liked the performance of the little girl who had played the Sophie. She was the only live character until the final stage where more joins her. So she was wonderful along with Mark Rylance's CGI role.

Straight to the point, the adventure begins right away. Sophie, the ten year old orphan girl was snatched by a giant named BFG after she witnessed him wandering on the street through her dorm room window on one midnight. Fearing she might expose the giant's existence, so he had to take her with him to his country. Then there they become very close, but a new threat arises when the other giants suspect of a human's existence in their enclosure. So fighting them, followed by a permanent solution to menace caused by them is what narrated in the rest.

It was like Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones' for Steven Spielberg, I mean the films that did not work for them. I anticipated a major surge in this by the family film specialist Spielber. Because I usually love his film, tell me who won't. From children to adults, his films targets all ages. But if you had seen the old version, then you will lose half the interest. That's definitely won't be the same for the kids, they will love it. There's no harm for watching it once, so go for it.

_6/10_

The animated '89 version of _The BFG_ was a staple of my youth, so naturally I was excited for a Steven Spielberg redo. Unfortunately, I don't think the tale lends itself well to the live action format. That, or the hands making this piece were unable to concentrate the narrative to where it went. In either case, the end product is a film with many tiny endearing moments of nostalgia that at no point come together to create a laudable whole.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._