Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)

Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 American fantasy adventure drama film directed by Gbor Csup and adapted for film by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. The film is based on the Katherine Paterson novel of the same name, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison and Zooey Deschanel. Bridge to Terabithia tells the story of Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, tenyearold neighbors who create a fantasy world called Terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house.

Jesse Jess Aarons Josh Hutcherson is a twelveyearold aspiring artist living with his financially struggling family in Lark Creek. He rides the bus to school with his little sister May Belle Bailee Madison, where he avoids the school bully Janice Avery Lauren Clinton. In class, Jess is teased by classmates Scott Hoager Cameron Wakefield and Gary Fulcher Elliot Lawless, and meets new student Leslie Burke AnnaSophia Robb. At recess, Jess enters a running event, for which he had been training at home. Leslie also enters and manages to beat all the boys, much to Jess irritation. On the way home, Jess and Leslie learn that they are nextdoor neighbors.Later in the evening, Jess becomes frustrated when he finds that May Belle has drawn in his notebook, but his strict yet caring father Robert Patrick sides with her. He later watches them gardening together, disappointed that his father does not spend time with him. The next day at school, Leslie compliments Jess drawing ability after seeing his notebook, and they soon become friends. After school, they venture into the woods and swing across a creek on a rope. Jess and Leslie find an abandoned tree house on the other side, and invent a new world, which they call Terabithia. The fantasy world, which is a reflection on their lives, comes to life through their eyes as they explore the surroundings. For the next few days, Jess and Leslie spend their free time in the tree house getting to know each other. ........

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