{"id":23242,"date":"2007-02-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-17T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lookingcloser.wordpress.com\/2007\/02\/17\/peter-chattaway-applauds-a-walden-movie-from-a-book-by-a-christian-author\/"},"modified":"2013-02-05T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:08:19","slug":"peter-chattaway-applauds-a-walden-movie-from-a-book-by-a-christian-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2007\/02\/peter-chattaway-applauds-a-walden-movie-from-a-book-by-a-christian-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Chattaway on “Bridge to Terabithia”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Peter T. Chattaway, who recently reviewed The Last Sin Eater<\/em>, has just reviewed a film by Christian author Katherine Paterson, the latest literary adaptation by Walden Media.<\/p>\n

He gives it three stars<\/a>, and shares his perspective, which comes with the added advantage of his thorough familiarity with the novel.<\/p>\n

Turns out the book is one of his childhood favorites. It\u2019s interesting to see his take on the film.<\/p>\n

Despite its flaws, Bridge to Terabithia is a decent adaptation of Paterson\u2019s novel, and at times it is quite moving. I say this, incidentally, as a long-time fan of the book who bought a copy with my paper-route money after my teacher read it to our class a quarter-century ago. There are plenty of things the filmmakers could have done differently, but on a certain primal level, this film gets much of the story right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s also interesting to read his interview with the author<\/a>, Katherine Paterson, who talks about how her faith manifests itself in her art.<\/p>\n

Great work, Peter!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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