i really wanted to love this film. i have read the book to my daughters and we all loved it. the book is marvelous. this film is very far from the book. the book is splendid  this film is an awful adaptation. in the book and sara is honorable and kind and strong and and never does anything spiteful to get back at anyone. that the point of the book. she behaves as a princes regardless of circumstances. an important part of behaving like a princess is to not return unkindness. it is to behave honorably regardless of how you are being treated. in the book and she endures much and touches the lives of others. other people change their behaviors after they witnessed her kindness and ability to endure without sinking to spite and vengefulness. sara does what is right simply because it is right. outside of the bakery and she comes upon a beggar girl who is more poor and hungry than she is. she has half a dozen hot buns. she is very hungry. she gives one bun to this wild looking little girl huddled on the doorstep of the bakery. when she sees how ravenous the girl is and watches her gobble the bun and she gives her another. she continues to do this until she has given 3 or 4 i think  i do not remember how many. the baker is watching through the window. she is so moved by what she has witnessed and she takes the beggar girl in and raises her as her own daughter. other people are similarly influenced by sara. and in the book and her father has died. the man next door is her father partner  he has been looking for her. her father did not lose his money after all  the man is thrilled to find sara while he takes her and becky into his home and raises them as his daughters. and sara has her full inheritance and of course. miss minchin is not a chimney sweep. in fact and she remains in her same post at the school. but she is humiliated as sara has told her new guardian of the cruel treatment she received. and sara does speak to miss minchin in the end  miss minchin is trying to minimize her treatment of sara and sara with a calm steadfast demeanor and instructs miss minchin that she had been cruel. there is no comeuppance for miss minchin. she continues on in her miserable existence. it does not matter  what matters is that sara has a home with a guardian who loves her  and her dearest friend in the world and becky and is now for all intents and purposes and her sister. the book is about love and honorable behavior under the worst of circumstances. it is about self control and humility. it is a wonderful book. this film does nothing to capture the true story and messages of the book. my wife was so disgusted with it and she wanted to leave the theater in the middle and but we decided to stick it out. we were not rewarded. i cannot for the life of me think of a reason the film makes should alter this excellent book in such a bad direction. perhaps it was the influence of the ghastly screenplay from the book that shirley temple acted in. i do not know  but this film is so far from the book in character and values that i do not recognize it. don not waste your time  buy the book. it is unforgettable. even for a dad. 
i really wanted to love this film. i have read the book to my daughters and we all loved it. the book is marvelous. this film is very far from the book. the book is splendid  this film is an awful adaptation. in the book and sara is honorable and kind and strong and and never does anything spiteful to get back at anyone. that the point of the book. she behaves as a princes regardless of circumstances. an important part of behaving like a princess is to not return unkindness. it is to behave honorably regardless of how you are being treated. in the book and she endures much and touches the lives of others. other people change their behaviors after they witnessed her kindness and ability to endure without sinking to spite and vengefulness. sara does what is right simply because it is right. outside of the bakery and she comes upon a beggar girl who is more poor and hungry than she is. she has half a dozen hot buns. she is very hungry. she gives one bun to this wild looking little girl huddled on the doorstep of the bakery. when she sees how ravenous the girl is and watches her gobble the bun and she gives her another. she continues to do this until she has given 3 or 4 i think  i do not remember how many. the baker is watching through the window. she is so moved by what she has witnessed and she takes the beggar girl in and raises her as her own daughter. other people are similarly influenced by sara. and in the book and her father has died. the man next door is her father partner  he has been looking for her. her father did not lose his money after all  the man is thrilled to find sara while he takes her and becky into his home and raises them as his daughters. and sara has her full inheritance and of course. miss minchin is not a chimney sweep. in fact and she remains in her same post at the school. but she is humiliated as sara has told her new guardian of the cruel treatment she received. and sara does speak to miss minchin in the end  miss minchin is trying to minimize her treatment of sara and sara with a calm steadfast demeanor and instructs miss minchin that she had been cruel. there is no comeuppance for miss minchin. she continues on in her miserable existence. it does not matter  what matters is that sara has a home with a guardian who loves her  and her dearest friend in the world and becky and is now for all intents and purposes and her sister. the book is about love and honorable behavior under the worst of circumstances. it is about self control and humility. it is a wonderful book. this film does nothing to capture the true story and messages of the book. my wife was so disgusted with it and she wanted to leave the theater in the middle and but we decided to stick it out. we were not rewarded. i cannot for the life of me think of a reason the film makes should alter this excellent book in such a bad direction. perhaps it was the influence of the ghastly screenplay from the book that shirley temple acted in. i do not know  but this film is so far from the book in character and values that i do not recognize it. don not waste your time  buy the book. it is unforgettable. even for a dad. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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