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Getofffmycloud OP t1_ixtqqup wrote

Reply to comment by never_be_boring in Did Bridge to Terabithia emotionally scar anyone else as much as it emotionally scarred me? by Getofffmycloud

I don’t even know what I would have been like had I read the book before I saw the movie. I was an avid reader and books surely hit closer to home than movies. This was probably one of those instances where the universe knew I wouldn’t be strong enough to read it in a book

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JackRiverside t1_ixv1iwz wrote

What the book does for you that the movie doesn’t is builds on the differences of the father and son and resentment they have for each other. But when this all goes down it’s the father who reaches out to him and supports him emotionally. The tragedy and the love in all the same moment is so much emotion it’s hard not to tear up. It’s real and raw but shows the complexity of the relationships you have with others.

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