A Monster Calls Comments

  • Macie 2022-04-26 06:01:02

    How does the fourth story end? It ends with a boy holding on tight to his mother. And by doing so…he can finally let her...

Extended Reading
  • Sunny 2022-12-08 20:09:17

    Love doesn't solve suffering, but it gives us the courage to live on

    A fantasy film based on a novel by Patrick Ness. It tells the story of Connor, a young man who was shrouded in growing pains, under the wonderful inspiration of "Tree Man Shu Mi", overcomes nightmares and pains, and faces the growth and healing story of life and death.

    The protagonist of the film is...

  • Schuyler 2022-12-02 02:09:43

    cried for over an hour

    There is hardly a single sunny scene in the whole film. Cloudy days, strong winds, heavy rain, and the sparsely populated manor are gloomy and depressing at the beginning, just like this little boy Connor.

    I don't know where I started crying when I saw it, I just remember that I kept crying whenever...

A Monster Calls quotes

  • [first lines]

    Conor: [having a nightmare] Mama! Mama!

    Conor: [waking] How does the story begin?

    The Monster: It begins like so many stories. With a boy, too old to be a kid. Too young to be a man. And a nightmare.

  • The Monster: [telling a story] "You may have the yew tree," said the parson. "I will preach sermons in your favor. I will do anything if it would only save my daughters."

    The Monster: "Would you give up everything you believed in?" said the apothecary.

    The Monster: [as the Parson] "If it would save them, I would give up everything."

    The Monster: [as the Apothecary] "Then there is nothing I can do to help you."