The BFG (2016 film)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-bfg-2016-film

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote The BFG (2016 film)?Melissa Mathison
2. What is the film genre?Fantasy adventure film
3. What is the source material?Roald Dahl's 1982 novel 'The BFG'
4. What is the story of the 2016 movie "The BFG"?It follows a lonely girl named Sophie who meets a kind giant who blows dreams, and together they stop mean giants from eating people.
5. Who is the BFG in the movie?The BFG is a gentle giant taller than a double‑decker bus who collects and gives dreams to children, played by Mark Rylance.

Motion Capture: A technology used to record the movement of actors to animate digital characters.
Centennial: A celebration marking 100 years since an event or the birth of a person.
Literary Adaptation: A work, like a film, that is based on a book or other written text.