{"id":1280,"date":"2019-05-01T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2019-05-01T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:06:36","slug":"the-little-prince-book-movie-review-by-isabelle-rideout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/the-little-prince-book-movie-review-by-isabelle-rideout\/","title":{"rendered":"The Little Prince: Book & Movie Review by Isabelle Rideout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Little Prince<\/span><\/i>: Book and Movie Review by Isabelle Rideout<\/span><\/p>\n

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Friday evening, while many students went to see <\/span>Endgame<\/span><\/i>, I saw a very different movie: <\/span>The Little Prince<\/span><\/i> (2015) on Netflix. This was a follow up to my family\u2019s reading of the classic novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry over break. On Saturday, we subsequently watched <\/span>Invisible Essence: The Little Prince (2018)<\/span><\/i>, a analysis of the story<\/span>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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For those don\u2019t know, Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s <\/span>The Little Prince<\/span><\/i> is a classic, universally beloved novel originally published in 1943, during the German occupation of France. It wasn\u2019t published in Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s native France until 1946. The book, which tells the story of the little prince of asteroid B-612 and his journey through the voice of a lost aviator that encounters him in the Sahara, has been translated into over 300 languages and dialects, second only to the Bible. (Some claim Pinocchio has been translated more, but no one can give concrete evidence.) <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Little Prince<\/span><\/i> explore themes of growing up and becoming fascinated with \u201cmatters of consequence.\u201d When I was very young I read the book, but I didn\u2019t understand it very well. This time, I understood the themes more and the of loss of childhood whimsy that comes with becoming an adult. There are also themes on what it means to be one\u2019s friend. I only felt mildly moved by the book, until the end, which I can only describe by saying that there is a sort of sad poetry to it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The 2015 movie adaptation is less an adaptation and more a continuation. The lost aviator is an old man who befriends a young girl and tells her the story of the little prince. The animation style differs between the little prince\u2019s story and the main story. They live in a caricature of a world, where everything is focused on efficiency and \u201cmatters of consequence.\u201d Sometimes we hear a radio broadcast in the background, which has lines taken directly from the book. The little girl, who is never named, is preparing the attended Werth academy, which is named after L\u00e9on Werth, who the book is dedicated to. The first half is a moving story, before the girl bonks her head and we descend into a madcap adventure that is most likely a dream. I find that it has a bit too much continuity for a dream, but is absurd enough. The ending certifies its place as a worthy tribute to the book. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Invisible Essence: The Little Prince <\/span><\/i>focuses mainly on Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s life and inspiration for the book. Saint-Exup\u00e9ry was an avid aviator, and worked for A\u00e9ropostale. The movie touches upon the fact that the rose is the only female character in the book, but isn\u2019t representative of Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s view on all women, just one: Consuelo, his wife. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Saint-Exup\u00e9ry was lost at sea after departing from Corsica on July 31, 1944. Remains of his plane have since been discovered. <\/span>Le Petit Prince <\/span><\/i>remains a classic beloved worldwide, and I recommend it to my classmates. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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