The BFG
2016
Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy

The BFG
2016
Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Plot summary
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
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Not completely magical, but sweet and very entertaining
Impossible to adapt this amazing book to film
I loved this book as a child. I still fondly remember it and often recall it as one of my favorites. I was excited to see this big-budget Spielberg-helmed film adaptation of one of my favorite childhood experiences. Unfortunately, some things are better left to the imagination.
I think this book is just impossible to properly adapt to film. It's not Spielberg's fault that the source material works best in the head of the reader rather than on the big screen. I honestly believe Spielberg did an amazing job with what he was given, but unfortunately some of Roald Dahl's tone was lost in translation to the big screen format.
Not sure if this will ever be properly adapted. If Spielberg can't do it, then who can?