THE WONDER (2022) - Opening, Twist and Ending Explained | Netflix 

Florence Pugh is so mesmerizing to me that I completely forgot about the opening and got sucked into the film. Whenever Kitty broke the fourth wall, it sent a chill down my spine, like, oh... right... you know I'm here.

The Wonder is a phenomenal film. We appreciate the breakdown of it down from the opening all the way to the end. It has its staggering complexities that can be tricky to decode.

I was so happy that the characters get a happy ending. IRL, a girl in a similar story just ended up starving and her parents were arrested for child neglect. I thought that Kitty's character was also a way of acknowleding that the story isn't going to go the way it went IRL so often times. At least a few of these girls ended up dying after not being able to eat under medical supervision. I'm also glad the film pointed out how the medical profiessionals were just as responsible for the death of the girls as the parents were. IRL only the parents were arrested.

Florence is magical. A brilliant actor.

wonderful film with powerful acting and story telling, I feel it could have done without the 4th wall breaking. the director talks about using this to make you believe the film and the story but I feel it does the opposite. you watch a film to fall into that world and be wrapped up in story and atmosphere, the 4th wall breaking broke me out of the world and makes me remember it was all fake and tarnishes the solid quality of the rest of the film.

Lol needed this. I don’t understand the point of showing us the set and having a narrator

This was an incredibly beautifully made film. I loved it.

The film would have been exactly the same without the fourth wall breaks, imo they had the opposite effect and just distracted from the plot

great movie, good take on the flow and 4th wall and BTS moments. great opening and closing stating the obvious and connection with the past and the present.

I know people have different opinions on the fourth wall, but for me it was a necessary part of the film. I interpreted it as a way for us to reconcile the terrible tragedies of real life and immortalize them. The horror of economic crises, unnecessary martyrdom, unreasoning and unyielding religious fanaticism, the destructive and smothering force of patriarchal institutes, represented in a board of powerful members who would rather let a young girl die than be embarrassed by the truth. What our collective human consciousness in later centuries wished could have been, a projection of the dream of saving a helpless child from senseless suffering in a world and time where so many died or starved, for reasons that weren't good enough to justify it. The real wonder that the film encapsulates is the message that miracles aren't enacted in sainthood, but the power of ordinary human love and compassion, made so transcendental as to supersede any need for evidence of God. The ending is important to me because it hits you where the message is most important. Those people in real life WEREN'T saved and we have to question the narratives and stories we tell ourselves that allow these terrible events to happen in the first place. My take, anyway.

We each believe our own stories--it explains why one God is different from another, or some of us are atheists. Why some people cling to guns and hatred, and others can square things up no matter. A wonderful, thoughtful film with Florence Pugh acing yet another role.

I think the movie was absolutely spectacular, I hope we will get to see more productions like this from netflix

If the mother wanted her daughter to die in atonement for what happened to the girl's brother, then why was the mother secretly feeding the girl through goodnight kisses all those months, then suddenly decided to stop doing it after the nurse ordered no one get closer to the girl? The nurse later begs the mother to return feeding the girl mouth-to-mouth but the mother refused.

Thank you! I was wondering so much about the drugs Florence's character uses. I guess it makes sense now, but why does she lick her own blood off her finger and only then it seems like the drugs are kicking in?? Is it just a "gorey" element to make the scene feel more uncomfortable/mysterious? Or does this little action have another meaning I don't see?

This was really good especially loved the ending Extremely good acting !

Great explanation.

thank you! this is the only vid I can find that explains the drug that she's taking.

Ok this video was helpful because I needed to ensure what I assume to be what I believe in the story to be true (my version of the story) therefore exactly what the director's intention was. Well played! Great movie and amazing acting!.

I really enjoyed the movie and Florence Pugh is phenomenal

OH the in and out makes so much sense now, it's really obvious but it flew over my head (like a bird haha)

I liked this film a lot. The story was interesting & I was transported in to the lives of all the characters. See it.

Wonderful film

I thought the lady at the last scene was a grown up Nan.

Very good movie !

Who is lector on this introduction?

Great movie! Shows the truth of what happens when reason is thrown away in favor of fanatical religion and blind science.

When i heard about how she actually eat, my jaw just drop

In the family portrait there is no kitty, only Anna and her brother, why ??

Thank you!!! I didn’t want to watch the movie, but almost did because I wanted to know how she was doing it. Then I came across this video!

So mom could stuff enough calories in her mouth to sustain a teenage girl? That is stupid

My interpretation was the mother blaming and punishing Hannah for the death of her brother

Great Movie!

thank you! watched this movie knowing nothing, left it knowing nothing

So glad I opted to watch this instead of finishing the film.

I thought this film was quite poor… although Florence’s performance was captivating that was about all the film had going for it.

There is something so unsettling when the fourth wall is broken.

Great film but the opening, breaking the fourth wall and the ending are unnecessary imo.

It struck me that this film has a lot in common thematically with The Life of Pi. Both use an unusual framing device and present religion as a matter of choosing one’s own stories. Don’t want to spoil Life of Pi but SPOILER It’s about choosing between a story that is a harsh and uncomfortable reality and one that is more colourful and comforting. The choice can be seen as a metaphor for choosing between the harsh reality of atheism which involves accepting mortality and the more comforting story of religion which promises eternal life.

"The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imaginary wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this wall, the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. From the 16th century onward, the rise of illusionism in staging practices, which culminated in the realism and naturalism of the theatre of the 19th century, led to the development of the fourth wall concept.[1][2]" ~from Wikipedia.

All about perception

Idk I kinda get why some people like this movie but I barely made it through. It was just boring as hell, Florence and the girl gave great performances and it's what kept me watching

I didn't understand who that lady in black was supposed to be?

When you have to explain it you know you've got it wrong. I would have cut them out, they weren't needed.

Why did the mom sneak her food if she also encouraged the fast???

In or out: I choose out

Baby bird taken too far.

I really don't understand how people like this movie. The actors did a great job but the storyline was so Bad, my god I wish I never seen it.

She put it in william and got him to start a new family with a girl they kidnap🤦🏻‍♂️

There are no 2 sides of the story is only one , the ending to believe or not makes no sense..

I don't think the girl thought it was a holy gift , I think she thought starvation was a penitence or atonement.

I didnt believe the movie at all, but I enjoyed it.

May we not conclude that believing in God is wrong. Catholicism is a wrong one. This actually happens in real life: people fasting, doing penitence, etc. Why? Because of their belief. But the problem is, true God doesn't even command to do that.

This was so slow, I turned it off.

I now claim first comment!

The mother was feeding the daughter when she kissed her at night she spit food in her mouth , sorry for the spoiler

I turned it off bout 40 mins in last night cause I knew it was something gross involving the mum. Glad to see it wasn’t cannibalism, regurgitation is pretty grim 🤢🤢

This is so boring 😢

Great famine 🤣 don't you mean genocide?

Pretentious

In short the film ask the viewers are you "in or out " of your stupid religious believes. If in, then come out and live your only life happily. Simple.

I lukewarmly gave it a like Netflix rating, now after seeing this video, I'll change it to a negative one. It makes spiritualism just stories people tell to hide pain. Good acting, cast and production though.

This movie was loved by dumb women😢

A bunch of BS, what a waste of time 🤦🏻‍♀️

When Netflix stops producing crap, maybe I'll subscribe again

this movie is heII. it was literally the worst movie ive ever seen in my entire life

Congrats on being early and finding this comment 🥇