Wonder

Young Auggie Pullman is about to go to public school for the first time as a middle schooler.  Born with a rare genetic deformity, his face is severely deformed, leaving him (understandably) reluctant to venture away from his home-schooled past.  But the time is right.  Predictably, things don't go well.  Auggie feels alone . . . but he's not the only one.

A 2017 movie based on a book of the same name, Wonder is an amazing film.  The delivery- from multiple perspectives as the film progresses- was excellent.  Auggie's sister, for example, is forever in the shadows as the focus in the home is always on Auggie, and the movie explores her own pain- not so very different from her brother's.  The dad (Owen Wilson) delivers the quote of the film as he says goodbye to Auggie on his first day:

You're going to feel like you're all alone, but you're not.

His point- and something the film does a great job conveying- is that we're all, in different ways, alone.  We all experience pain, hurtful interactions, and rejection.  We all have times where we feel like we're on the outside looking in, and everyone else is in.  And the right response is not to make everything about us, or turn inward and reject others, but to choose kindness and relationship, knowing that we're all, ultimately, in the same boat.  Highly recommend this one.

Rating: A+