Simon Birch Essay

Simon Birch, a film directed by Mark Steven Johnson, earned three stars based on the main character and the cinematography. Johnson is now known for his action movies based off comics but this movie revolves around faith and tugs on the viewers’ hearts in the purest way. A movie set in a small town with judgemental characters such as Simon’s parents, Joe’s grandmother, Mrs. Leavey and Reverend Russell. The adults are constantly ridiculing the young lives of Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth. There is a big mystery that dies with Joe’s mother. Simon is trying to find his purpose while Joe is trying to find his biological father. Simon discovers the identity of Joe’s father but it takes a bus full of children to drive into freezing water for everyone …show more content…
This disorder is the explanation for his size that made him the perfect fit to fill the role of a boy ridiculed for his differences by the majority of people. Simon wears the glasses the size of himself and clothes, his favorite being a sweater Miss Wenteworth made for him. The director did an excellent job in showing the dynamics of this character in aspects of maturity. Simon voices his faith to the Lord and took the judgement with a grain of salt. Simon’s voice was high pitched and sometimes difficult to understand but when he needed to get the attention of all the screaming children the actor was sure to speak loud and clear to emphasize his voice. Simon is a hero, thanks to his size. Before the Christmas play Joe and Simon discussed the level of understanding between Simon and the younger children. They listen to him because he is the same size as them. If Simon would have been a normal sized boy then the children would have panicked themselves to death. The boy who landed the role of young Simon’s best friend, Joseph Mazzello, was experienced as he had acted in Jurassic Park as the youngest tourist to get lost in the dinosaur resort. The director made a smart choice in actors as he did with the time framing and