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The BFG (2016): Film vs Book
Film · 2016 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill
About the film
A kindly giant who blows dreams into children's windows carries a young girl away from her orphanage to the land of giants.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookThe film follows the book's story and its invented giant language closely, with a few small additions for the screen. The tone stays gentle, funny and a little frightening, just as on the page.
Read or watch first?
Reading the book first gives you all of Dahl's made-up words, which are half the fun.
What the book gives you
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Silly, imaginative fun with a lovable giant and a brave girl.
Who will like it: Families who enjoy a funny, warm story about a gentle giant.