(Source: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/wonder-promotes-kindness-with-schmaltz/Content?oid=10444482)
If you are like me and aren't really familiar with the film, at least until I saw it, the film centers around a boy born with severe deformities.
Mostly affecting his face.
After many many surgeries, (I believe they said 30+) he looks about as good as he is going to look.
Which compared to most people is still fairly disfigured.
The boy is roughly 11 years old and is facing the life changing course of starting school for the first time as his mom had home-schooled him previously.
To give you some perspective, this little boy liked to wear a space helmet even in his own home so that people didn't see his face.
For him to go to school and face the ridicule of 5th graders is a pretty daunting task to the least.
The film follows the ups and downs of his journey as well as how he impacts others around him.
It shows some of the same interactions through the eyes of friends and family, similar to the way the movie "Crash" first made popular many years ago.
Overall the movie was very touching and a great film for the whole family. It had a wonderful overall message of kindness.
It also has a nice collection of cast members, most of whom you would recognize from other films.
I would highly recommend this movie if you haven't seen it yet.
Just make sure you have about 3 hours to block off as the film is rather long.
