Sequel to Julia Roberts’ $315 Million Film Scores Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Audience Rating

White Bird: A Miracle Story has received a near-perfect audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film acts as both a prequel and sequel to Julia Roberts’ 2017. Wonderbased on the novel of the same name by RJ Palacio, which grossed $315 million worldwide. White bird‘s story, based on Palacios White bird The graphic novel follows Julian Albans (Bryce Gheisar) after he is expelled from Beecher Prep and learns about his grandmother’s (Helen Mirren) experiences as a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, White bird has an audience rating of 99% based on more than 250 verified reviews. The critical value is not that high, but is still fresh at 72%. Critics generally favored Wonder To White birdwith the film receiving a critical rating of 86% in 2017. The general audience, on the other hand, prefers overall White birdas WonderThe audience rating only reached 88%. White birdThe scores may change over the course of the film’s run.

What this means for White Bird

It became a surprise hit

White bird was released in several international markets in January 2024 and has increased in popularity following its theatrical release in the United States. Audience reviews praise White birdis the truly emotional story and the valuable lessons it teachesvisually appealing camerawork and strong lead actors from Ariella Glaser and Orlando Schwerdt. Although the film is rated PG-13, many reviews describe it as accessible and important for young teens.

Although White bird has a connection to Wonder In the end, this connection isn’t touted as one of the 2024 film’s greatest strengths. The Wonder Connection is an entry point into the story, but White bird focuses mainly on the moving story from the time of the Second World War and the timeless lessons that Julian and the audience can learn from these experiences. These items have been activated White bird It’s expected to be a surprise hit with audiences, and positive word of mouth could help it last longer at the domestic box office.

Our interpretation of White Bird’s Rotten Tomatoes audience rating

White Bird’s success goes beyond its wonderful connection

It’s impressive that even without Roberts and others Wonder Actor, White bird was very well received by the audience. Despite his somewhat loose connection to WonderIt’s surprising that the film didn’t receive more attention before its release. It is all the more impressive that it is now attracting more attention and an overwhelmingly positive response based more on their own merits than their existence Wonder Prequel and sequel. White Bird: A Miracle Story could be even more memorable than Wonder if the positive response to the new film continues.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes