“Close your eyes but keep your mind wide open!”

Bridge to Terabithia is a good film that was released for public viewing this April. All the crew, including the director, made the film The Chronicles of Narnia. The two main characters make the magical world Terabithia, just to get away from the real world. The film is also a book.

Jess and Leslie are two friends who meet after Leslie beats Jess in the annual grade race. As the two are getting bullied, they realize they have something in common. The bullies are bullying the whole school. The main bully, Janice, even makes girls pay to go to the toilet. Jess has a secret crush on the lovely music teacher Mrs Evans and that is why his little sister teases him.

Jess and Leslie make the magical world Terabithia so that they can hang out with each other whilst talking about their problems at school. After someone dies trying to swing over to Terabithia using a deserted swing rope, Jess, by himself, builds a bridge to Terabithia. And at school that’s where the trouble begins for them such as the bullying.

When Leslie beats Jess in the annual grade race Jess doesn’t talk to her. But after Leslie looks in Jess’ sketchpad they become friends. While racing into the woods close to their house they find an old, deserted swing rope on which they swing over to the other side. On that other side they make the magical kingdom Terabithia to hang out with each other. After a few weeks someone dies by falling off the swing rope and Jess decides to build a bridge to Terabithia.

Bridge to Terabithia is an emotional film that took almost 1½ to make. During making the film the director used a technique called double imaging. Double Imaging is a technique in which a person films a setting for a period of time then filming the characters doing something in front of a green screen. They also use CGI, Computer Graphic Imaging, to make an imaginary character such as the giant Janice by making a person wear a green suit.

Bridge to Terabithia is rated as a PG, or Parental Guidance. The director says the film is suitable for children aged 8 or over to watch it on his or her own but most people think it should be a U. It is an emotional film. Younger children may be saddened by the course of events that take place in the film. Contains scary scenes and emotional disturbances.