#matilda the musical

[bookbellandcandle]

The moral of Matilda is that if you’re autistic enough you can destroy your enemies with your mind

[olympain]

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

a handful of my favourite letterboxd reviews

bonus: the iconic, the legendary, the sensational ~

[intothestacks]

Children's librarian here: This is, in fact, 100% the kind of question I'd expect from a kid Matilda's age.

[pavlmescal]

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) dir. Matthew Warchus

[tinylilemrys]

matilda the musical was beautiful in a way that was so personal. a neurodivergent kid going through horrible abuse reaches out to her teacher who grew up abused and is still subjected to that abuse daily. one teaches the other how to stand up against injustice, the other shows her how to accept and show affection. all set to tim minchin's genius songs. emma thompson yells about having a newt in her knickers. it's a cinematic masterpiece.

[liliaeth]

I watched Matilda: the musical on netflix. And loved it of course.

The music was great, the actors, both kids and adults were awesome and perfectly cast...

But one thing I really really liked, was that it wasn't just Matilda who stood up against Miss Trunchbull.

Even the older kids, the prefects, were warning the younger kids, not just to scare them, but to protect them.

When that first boy came running for help, Matilda told the other kids what to do, sure. But the other kids went along and helped her.

All the kids cheered for Bruce to finish the cake.

You could see they were hurting, but they weren't broken.

I loved how Miss Honey kept trying to stand up to the headmistress. First quietly, by making learning fun. But then by protesting, and trying to speak up for her students, more and more forcefully so as the movie continues.

I loved that in the scene leading to Trunchbulls defeat, it wasn't Matilda who gave the first push to the other kids to revolt. They all stood up to Trunchbull. Matilda's power lended the physical force the kids lacked. But Trunchbull had already lost before that, when the kids found strength in one another. Realizing that they were stronger together.

So that when we get the song 'Revolting Children' it's the kids' song. Instead of making it Matilda's song.

That it's Bruce who calls the entire school to revolt. And the older kids choice to join in before they even realize that Trunchbull is already defeated.

It goes against the idea of the lone hero saving the day, and instead shows how a person can inspire others to save themselves by working together.

[musicalgifs]

“Speaking of putting things right, a few days ago some man — apparently he’s our prime minister — said ‘Men are men and women are women.’ Trans and non binary people make up less than 2% of this population, we are a little community and we’re being attacked, so if you’re an ally please stand up for us. And yes, I am using Matilda to talk about trans rights, get into it!” Rob Madge, Roles We’ll Never Play

[where-our-stories-start]

Matilda (1988) // Matilda (1996) // Matilda the Musical (2022)

[stevenrogered]

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) | dir. Matthew Warchus 

[pensbridgertons]

to change the world it takes a little genius

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL (2022)

dir. matthew warchus

[olympain]

We can S-P-L how we like! If enough of us are wrong Wrong is right! Every word N-O-R-T-Why? Cause we're a little bit naughty!

[paleode-ology]

in every universe ms honey is the most perfect woman ever

[jenhoneys]

(this is also true of the 90s film hehe)

[estherwordnerd]

Matilda (2022): a summary

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[offonaherosjourney]

What do you mean that Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical doesn't end up with Miss Honey and Mrs. Phelps both wanting to adopt Matilda so they decide to get married and eventually fall in love