Matilda herself is played by the spunky andadorable Mara Wilson, who definitely brings so much to the role.
The fact that DeVito and Perlmanwere together in real lifeonly makes their parts in the film that much better.
But the piece de resistance is the fact that DeVito is also thevoice of the narrator.
How did Matilda’s parents not get reported to Child Protective Services?
When you watchMatildaas a kid, that’s what makes it so exciting and fun to watch.
For instance, how did Matilda’s parentsnotget reported to Child Protective Services?
They obviously weren’t very nice people, but they also put their daughter in some serious danger.
Then, they leave her in the car when they get home.
Did Matilda’s mom only attempt to make money by playing bingo?
and takes the entire family out to a fancy lunch.
A kid watchingMatildamight not see anything wrong with that, but an adult would definitely raise an eyebrow.
That’s pretty dangerous.
The dramatic music, Trunchbull yelling, “Who’s in my house?!”
However, is that really the best lesson to teach kids?
The principal threw a girl across the lawn by her pigtails inone awful scene, and yet nothing happened.
How are the FBI agents so clueless in Matilda?
Kids can definitely find the humor in that, and adults can as well.
What kind of federal worker would be outsmarted by a young child?
Well, inMatilda,anything is possible.
The agents might be funny for kids watchingMatilda,but adults know that that would never fly.
In fact, that’s really an understatement.
In short, he was the worst.
After all, children aren’t all that interested in teachers.
That cake-eating scene in Matilda was seriously traumatizing
One of the most iconic scenes inMatildaisthe cake scene.
It’s ridiculous and would never actually happen in real life (at least, hopefully not!
So, he comes over to her and asks what she’s reading.
When she explains that she’s reading the classic novelMoby Dick,her dadresponds with, “Mobywhat?
Honestly, it’s pretty hilarious.
After all, what parentwouldn’tbe upset to hear that word coming from their young child’s mouth?
It’s definitely something only adults would pick up on.
However, that isn’t to say that there weren’t any awful kids in the film.
Specifically, Matilda’s older brother was kind of the worst.
Only when you watchMatildaas an adult do you notice how truly awful Michael Wormwood is.
Okay, but where did all the bad guys in Matilda go?
Then, when the FBI agents catch up to Matilda’s parents,Ms.
Honey adopts Matildaand raises her as her own child, so she can have themothershe’s always wantedanddeserved.
But logistically, adults have to be wondering where the “bad guys” went, right?
Trunchbull was an awful human being, and she can’t possibly just be allowed to roam free.
What if she started another school and tortured even more kids?!
And Matilda’s parents don’t even get punished for all of Mr. Wormwood’s shady business dealings?
Not everything has to make sense for adults at the end of the story.
