Sunday 11 March 2012

Blogspiration (6)

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Blogspiration is hosted by Saz101 and GrowingUp YA.


This week's Blogspiration is actually a movie.

The PagemasterIn the absense of a proper synopsis/summary, I'm going to attempt to write this myself. The Pagemaster is a story of Richard, a boy who is scared of pretty much everything. He has encyclopedic knowledge of accident statistics which stop him from doing pretty much everything. During a terrible storm, Richard takes shelter in a library, hoping to phone his parents to come and pick him up. However, he slips on some water that drips from his jacket, falls down and knocks himsef unconcious. When he wakes up, the beautiful painting on the ceiling dipicting classic book characters starts to melt, and a tidal wave of cartoon "paint" washes over Richard, turning him into a cartoon. He meets the Pagemaster, who sets him on a journey to the library's Exit, where he is accompanied by the books Adventure, Fantasy and Horror. His journey has him meeting characters from books such as those in Treasure Island, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Hounds of the Baskervilles and many more. Will Richard ever make it to the Exit when something terrifying might be just over the next page?

I hope that summary was ok! The trailer might make more sense...







The reason I chose this movie for Blogspiration is because it shows what books can do. As a young girl I watched this and was entertained by it, but only now as an adult do I see it's real worth. It's only through Richard's experiences with books that he learns and grows, and faces the things he's most terrified of. It's a metaphor that says through reading and stories, through witnessing the experiences, choices and mistakes of the characters, you can find the strength and courage to become a better you. What can be more inspirational than that?

Please feel free to leave links to your own Blogspiration posts! I'd love to see them!

10 comments:

  1. Nice Blogspiration! Snugglepot and Cuddlepie is like that for me. I love those books that have a nostalgic quality and every time you pick them up it's like you're reading them for the first time.

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    1. I'm glad you like it! I've not heard of that book. But I have that same experience with David Edding's Belgariad series. I posted about it for Blogspiration a few weeks ago :)

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  2. Oh, Jo! I ADORE this one! "It's only through Richard's experiences with books that he learns and grows, and faces the things he's most terrified of." Uh, perfect?

    Err, so, I've NEVER SEEN THIS! And now I desperately want to! AWESOME post, and I LOVE the message you've taken from it! ♥

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    1. One thing about this movie that I like, although it's a kids film, the books Fantasy, Adventure and Horror actually bring a lot of humour to it, and their bookish references with flirting, etc, are so amusing, so I thnk adults could enjoy it too.

      It is such a cool movie, and I want to watch it all over again! I need to get this on DVD. It's such a grat message :)

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  3. OMG!!! THE PAGEMASTER!! I DIE!!! I remember how much this movie used to creep me out when I was a kid, but I re-watched it recently and I was pleasantly surprised. It's such a great story!!

    Thanks for posting this! And for taking me back to my youth :D

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    1. Oooh, it used to scare me too! I wasn't a fan of Mr. Hyde, ha! And Horror creeped me out when he first appears, lol. But it's so good! :)

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  4. OMG!! Where have I been living all my life and haven't seen this movie yet?! OMG. The trailer is so beautiful!! I should definitely check this movie up! Thank you so so much for sharing this! Great blogspiration! :) ;)

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    1. No problem, I'm glad you like it! I hope you enjoy it if/when you see it! :)

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  5. Oh, wow, I haven't seen this - and it sounds awesome! I'll have to find it so I can watch it.

    Love the post, Joanne!

    Ree @ Literary Obsession

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    1. Thank you! It is a lovely movie! Really sweet! :)

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