Monday,
January
08,
2007
Charlotte's
Web
is
a
live-action
adaptaion
of
E.B.
White's
children's
book.
This
book,
written
by
E.B.
White
in
1952
is
one
of
the
most
popular
children's
books
of
all
time.
The
movie
has
beautifully
showcased
the
classic
story
of
loyalty,
trust,
and
sacrifice.
Charlotte's
Web
gets
the
true
and
correct
treatment
in
this
lovely
adaptation
penned
by
Susannah
Grant
and
Karey
Kirkpatrick,
and
directed
by
Gary
Winick
Fern
Arable
(Dakota
Fanning)
is
a
young
girl
who
lives
with
her
father
(Kevin
Anderson),
mother
(Essie
Davis),
and
brother
(Louis
Corbett)
on
a
farm.
When
a
new
litter
of
pigs
is
born,
her
dad
realizes
that
the
mother
will
not
be
able
to
feed
the
runt,
so
he
prepares
to
kill
one
of
the
piglets.
She
prevents
her
father
from
killing
the
piglet
and
names
it
Wilbur
(voiced
by
Dominic
Scott
Kay).
She
bottle-feeds
Wilbur
and
vows
to
look
after
the
helpless
infant.
As
she
cannot
take
her
to
school,
she
finds
an
adoptive
home
for
Wilbur
in
the
barn
of
her
uncle
Zuckerman
(Gary
Basaraba),
who
lives
across
the
road.
She
makes
a
daily
visit
to
Wilbur.
The
little
pig
feels
very
lonely
and
slowly
makes
new
friends:
a
horse
(Robert
Redford),
two
geese
(Oprah
Winfrey,
Cedric
the
Entertainer),
two
cows
(Kathy
Bates,
Reba
McEntire),
a
group
of
sheep
(led
by
John
Cleese),
and
a
rat
named
Templeton
(Steve
Buscemi).
Initially
the
animals
at
the
barn
hesitate
to
accept
Wilbur
as
their
new
friend,
but
as
time
passes
by
they
realize
that
he
is
quite
a
charming
and
enthusiastic
creature.
However,
they
are
reluctant
to
play
with
him.
Wilbur
loves
rolling
around
in
the
mud
and
jumping
up
and
down.
He
feels
very
delighted
on
meeting
Charlotte
(Julia
Roberts),
a
grey
spider
who
resides
in
a
web
in
the
corner
of
the
barn
door.
Charlotte
lives
by
sucking
the
blood
of
flies
and
other
insects.
She
admires
Wilbur's
playful
nature
and
they
soon
become
thick
friends.
The
other
animals
detest
Charlotte.
Wilbur
likes
her
a
lot
as
she
keeps
the
insects
away
from
the
barn.
Wilbur
is
very
scared
when
he
comes
to
know
that
he
will
be
slaughtered
one
day
and
will
never
see
the
snows
of
winter.
Charlotte
consoles
him
saying
that
he
won't
be
killed
for
Christmas
dinner.
She
starts
devising
a
plan
to
save
her
young
friend.
She
weaves
words
into
her
web
describing
the
little
fellow:
"Some
Pig,"
"Radiant" and
"Humble."
The
whole
community
notices
the
miraculous
appearance
of
words
in
the
web
on
Zuckerman's
barn
door.
When
Zuckerman
decides
to
take
Wilbur
to
the
local
fair,
Charlotte
and
Templeton
accompany
him.
What
happens
at
the
fair?
Watch
the
movie
to
find
it
out!
And
enjoy
the
film
that
beautifully
conveys
the
meaning
of
friendship.
Director
Gary
Winick
has
maintained
the
right
balance
of
comedy
and
emotion
in
the
movie.
Visual
FX
supervisor
John
Andrew
Berton
Jr.
seamlessly
blends
together
the
various
old-school
and
new-school
technologies,
with
the
latter
providing
one
of
Charlotte's
gorgeously
rendered
web-spinning
sequences.
Directed
by
:
Gary
Winick
Written
by
:
Susannah
Grant,
Karey
Kirkpatrick
Genre
:
Drama,
family
Cast
:
Dakota
Fanning,
Julia
Roberts,
Steve
Buscemi,
John
Cleese,
Oprah
Winfrey,
Cedric
the
Entertainer,
AndrÉ
Benjamin,
Thomas
Haden
Church,
Robert
Redford,
Reba
McEntire,
Kathy
Bates.