Another book-movie combination with a beautiful integration of art.
Speak.
The internet movie database summarizes the film this way: “After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.”
That doesn’t quite cut it.
A large part of Melinda’s recovery was found in her freshman art class where her teacher had each student draw a slip of paper out of a makeshift bucket. The word written on that slip of paper was assigned to the student for the whole school year – every peice of artwork they created had to be an expression of that one word.
Melinda’s word was “tree”. And the healing begins…
At one point her art teacher says that fear and anger…and other strong emotions…can be the driving force behind the art.
I haven’t read the book…YET…but the movie is excellent and I highly recommend it.
Find out more about the book HERE.
Find out more about the movie HERE and HERE.
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