Charlotte's Web

1. A scene from the screenplay

Who is involved in the scene?
Wilbur, Templeton, Charlotte, Lurvy, Goose, Gander, Lamb, Sheep

Where does it take place?
At Zuckerman's farm

When does it take place?
In the morning after Charlotte writes the word "radiant" in her web

What is happening?
- Many people visit to Zuckerman's farm in order to see Wilbur and some word on Charlotte's web.
- Mr.Zuckerman would like to take Wilbur to the County Fair.

Why is this scene taking place?
Because Wilbur became famous, so many people would like to see him.

How do the protagonists feel?
- Wilbur is very glad when he knows that he would get to live for at least another month.
- Charlotte is happy because the word that she writes in her web can persuade Mr.Zuckerman to let Wilbur live.

2. Information

Genre :
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Logline :
The film tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

Cast :
Live-action actors :

Dakota Fanning as Fern Arable
Kevin Anderson as John Arable
Beau Bridges as Dr. Dorian
Louis Corbett as Avery Arable
Essie Davis as Mrs. Arable, Fern's mother
Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Edith Zuckerman
Gary Basaraba as Homer Zuckerman
Nate Mooney as Lurvy

Voice actors :

Dominic Scott Kay as Wilbur the Pig
Julia Roberts as Charlotte the Spider
Steve Buscemi as Templeton the Rat
John Cleese as Samuel the Sheep
Oprah Winfrey as Gussie the Goose
Cedric the Entertainer as Golly the Gander
Kathy Bates as Bitsy the Cow
Reba McEntire as Betsy the Cow
Robert Redford as Ike the Horse
Thomas Haden Church as Brooks the Crow
André Benjamin as Elwyn the Crow
Abraham Benrubi as Uncle the Pig

Release date :

December 15, 2006

Running time :
97 minutes

Studio :
Kerner Entertainment Company
Walden Media
Nickelodeon Movies

Country :
United States

Language :
English

3. Filmmakers

Producer : Jordan Kerner is an American film producer. He produced this film in 2006. He adapted popular book Charlotte's web by E. B. White into an animated.

Director : Gary Winick was an American film director. He tried to produce the film as realistic as possible. The film shows about friendship, love and care. All of this film included of many emotions such as funny, serious, and sad. Winick died of pneumonia on February 27, 2011 at age 49.

Director of photography : Seamus McGarvey, Bsc is an Irish cinematographer. He chose good and beautiful locations to shoot a film such as Bacchus Marsh, Victoria and suburbs in Melbourne, Australia. He created the film with special effects, so the film looks realistic.

Sound editor : Danny Elfman is an American composer. Sound design is one of many important things to make the film successful. He used the soundtrack that suitable for each scenes such as "Some Pig", The Word Spreads, The Big Day, and etc.

(Source: The Sound of Charlotte's Web
http://www.amazon.com/Charlottes-Web/dp/B00138F4SQ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_17 )

4. Film review

My favorite film is Charlotte's Web. It is a film that shows about friendship. It is directed by Gary Winick and produced by Paramount Pictures, Walden Media, The K Entertainment Company, and Nickelodeon Movies. The screenplay is by Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick, based on White's book. Main characters are Charlotte and Wilbur. These are three reasons why I like this film : friendship, actors and actresses, and visual effects.
First of all, I appreciate in the friendship between Charlotte and Wilbur. Charlotte's Web is not just a film about some pig but it is a story about exalting in life and finding hope in death. Although Wilbur is a new friend and he has never done anything to Charlotte, Charlotte happy to help him. Charlotte writes some words in her web extolling Wilbur's excellence. For example, some pig, terrific, radiant, and eventually humble reasoning that if she can make Wilbur sufficiently famous, he will not be killed. Charlotte finally succeeded because Wilbur is spared.
Second, I like actors and actresses. I think it is well-acted because the characters are believable. For example, Dakota Fanning plays a girl Fern Arable. Fern Arable is 8 years old. She is sweet-natured with a strong sense of justice. Dakota Fanning makes me believe that she is Fern Arable. She loves Wilbur and she begs her father to let Wilbur lives.
Third, I prefer the film visual effects. Charlotte's Web was filmed on good and beautiful locations such as Bacchus Marsh, Victoria and suburbs in Melbourne, Australia. This film is filled with bright colors and the beautiful light. The animals in this film are all perfectly created with impeccable special effects. Animals can speak but filmmakers can make it looks realistic.
All in all, the film "Charlotte's Web" makes me know that friendship is a wonderful thing. To see this film, I get the moral that sometimes life is disappointing, sometimes life is not perfect, but everything is possible because we have friends.