Last night I watched the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This movie was based on the book by Jeff Kinney. This was a cute movie that would be perfect for elementary and middle school boys. Within the first five hours I probably said "ewww" ten times.
This is the part that would possibly appeal the most to middle school boys. The gross parts, the disgusting parts, the parts that cause you to make a face and shout yuck. There is a moldy, slimy, old piece of cheese on the blacktop of the school. Don't touch it or you'll get the cheese touch and end up as a pariah of the school!
The book and movie are told from the perspective of the main character--Greg. I read the book before I saw the movie and for me, I found Greg amusing in the book--boys being boys and little kids being kids. However, when I watched the movie, it was more apparent to me how mean Greg is to his friend, Rowley, and how much he thought he knew, when he was indeed ignorant.
Throughout the movie Greg learns that he should be nicer to his friends and he learns that he doesn't really know everything. His self growth from the start of the movie to the end was one of my favorite parts of the the movie.
When watching movies the two parts to me that are the most interesting, are one, whether there is a good plot/story, and two, whether there is character development.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets the character development criteria. Besides the technical review... it was a very fun movie.
Besides the cheese touch, there is Greg's school year goal of getting into the year book as something cool, like the most popular kid in school. He tries wrestling, the school play, the safety patrol. All of these activities lead to adventures.
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