1996: Matildamovie |

: Unlike the original novel where Matilda loses her powers once she is intellectually challenged, the film allows her to keep and control her abilities until the end.

: The film emphasizes how knowledge and reading allow Matilda to escape her grim reality and gain the tools to change her life. MatildaMovie | 1996

: Danny DeVito used wide-angle lenses and low camera angles to make adults like Miss Trunchbull appear unusually large and intimidating to the child characters. : Unlike the original novel where Matilda loses