'A Monster Calls' is a book turned movie and it is not a monster movie, despite the title. Although monsters do lurk within. It is a story about emotions that are too overwhelming for children to decipher. This particular movie explores the grief of a child very deeply. It tells you about the rage and fear that comes with losing a parent.
'A Monster Calls' is a movie about dealing with negative emotions honestly and below we have listed quotes that we can learn from the movie.
#1 "You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do."
#2 "If you speak the truth," the monster whispered in his ear, "you will be able to face whatever comes."
#3 "Stories don't always have happy endings."
This stopped him. Because they didn't, did they? That's one thing the monster had definitely taught him. Stories were wild, wild animals and went off in directions you couldn't expect.
#4 "There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between."
#5 "But how do you fight it?" Conor asked, his voice rough. "How do you fight all the different stuff inside?"
"By speaking the truth," the monster said. "As you spoke it just now."
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