A few weeks ago Allison and I went into Boston to screen the movie A Monster Calls. This was a visually amazing film. The movie is the story of a young boy, Conor. He is a talented artist, devoted son and soft spoken polite boy. He is having a difficult life where his beloved mom, played so well by Felicity Jones, is ill, and he gets bullied and tormented in school on a daily basis. He’s been holding everything together as well as be can but things are starting to crack and break. The truth of his life will eventually come to light.

On top of everything a giant tree monster visits Conor nightly at 12:07am. It is through the interactions with the Monster that Conor begins to really understand that things are not just black and white. Each story weaves an intricate tale that can be confusing to see who the real good guy is, if there even is one. After three stories from the Monster Conor has has to tell his own story and it must be his truth.

Below I have the trailer of the movie as well as two featurettes.

‘The Story Behind the Story’

‘The Making of A Monster Calls’

Focus Features will release A MONSTER CALLS in select cities on December 23rd, 2016 and nationwide on January 6th, 2017

Directed by J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible,” “The Orphanage”)
Written by Patrick Ness, based on his novel A Monster Calls
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, and Liam Neeson

A visually spectacular and unabashedly emotional drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother (Felicity Jones) is ill. He has little in common with his imperious grandmother (Sigourney Weaver). His father (Toby Kebbell) has resettled thousands of miles away. But Conor finds a most unlikely ally when the Monster (portrayed by Liam Neeson in performance-capture and voiceover) appears at his bedroom window one night. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth that powerfully fuses imagination and reality.

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