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Precepts are rules for essential things. Precepts can help motivate us and guide us for important life decisions.

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When given a choice between being kind and being right, choose kind.

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A thing in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force.

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Our face has marks that show where we have been and our heart shows the mark of where we are going to be.

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You cannot blend in when you are born to stand out.

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Take me backUp the HillTo my Grave

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Oh, Earth you are too wonderful for anyone to realize you

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Greatness lies in not being strong but in the right using of strength. He or she is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

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Had we known what people think, we can realize that no one is born ordinary.

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We all deserve a standing ovation at least once in our lives.

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Be Kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. And if you really wanna see what people are, all you have to do is look.

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The film, which follows a boy named August Pullman with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treacher_Collins_syndrome">Treacher Collins syndrome </a>trying to fit in, was released in the United States on November 17, 2017, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate">Lionsgate </a>. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences, with many praising Tremblay and Roberts' performances, Chbosky's direction, writing, musical score and faithfulness to Palacio's novel; the film grossed $306 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. At the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards">90th Academy Awards </a>, the film was nominated for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling">Best Makeup and Hairstyling </a>. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)">spin-off </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequel">sequel </a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel">prequel </a>film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Bird:_A_Wonder_Story">White Bird: A Wonder Story </a> , will release on October 14, 2022, with Gheisar reprising his role.

August "Auggie" Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownstone#Use_in_urban_private_residences">brownstone </a>in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn">Brooklyn </a>with his mother Isabel, father Nate, older sister Olivia ("Via"), and dog Daisy. He was born with the rare medical facial deformity "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franceschetti%E2%80%93Klein_syndrome">mandibulofacial dysostosis </a>", and has undergone 27 different surgeries in order to help him see, smell, speak, and hear.

Auggie has been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling">home-schooled </a>, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_school">private </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_school">middle school </a>. Before the school year begins, Auggie meets with Mr. Tushman, the principal, who arranges a tour for him with three other students: Jack Will, Julian Albans, and Charlotte Cody. When school starts, he is ostracized, but soon forms a close friendship with Jack.

For <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween">Halloween </a>, Auggie dresses in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostface_(identity)">Ghostface </a>mask and cloak from last year when Daisy accidentally ruins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boba_Fett">Boba Fett </a>costume he was planning to wear. Auggie walks through school upbeat and confident due to the anonymity his costume affords him. However, as he enters his homeroom, he overhears Jack, who fails to recognize him, joining Julian and his friends in making fun of him behind his back by saying that "he would <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide">kill himself </a>if he looked like Auggie." Becoming distraught and ill, Isabel abandons her mother-daughter day with Via to bring Auggie home. Though she is hurt, Via convinces him to go <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating">trick-or-treating </a>with her and talks him out of dropping out of school, as she has been rejected by her best friend Miranda.

Auggie forms a new friendship with a girl named Summer, confiding in her about his split with Jack. When Jack asks Summer why Auggie is avoiding him, she only gives Jack the clue "Ghostface". In science class, realization dawns on Jack, and he resolves to partner with Auggie instead of Julian for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fair">science fair </a>. When Julian confronts Jack in the hallway and calls Auggie a "freak", they begin fighting, which is broken up by Mr. Browne and another teacher. After suspending Jack for two days, Mr. Tushman reads Jack's letter about defending Auggie. Jack apologizes to him via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft">Minecraft </a>and they reconcile.

Meanwhile, Via signs up for Drama Club after meeting a theater student named Justin, with whom she soon begins a romantic relationship. She is selected as Miranda's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understudy">understudy </a>for the lead role in the school's production of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town">Our Town </a> , but on opening night, when Justin tells Miranda that Via's family is in attendance after she tells him that her family is not, Miranda feigns illness to let Via take her place. Via gives a moving performance that earns her a standing ovation, and she and Miranda reconcile.

Auggie's popularity and circle of friends grow bigger over time, especially after he and Jack win the science fair, but he continues to be harassed by Julian and his friends until Mr. Browne notices. Mr. Tushman later confronts Julian and his parents with the evidence, including hate notes and a class picture with Auggie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoshop">photoshopped </a>out. Julian's mother admits that she edited Auggie out of the picture and defends her son’s actions, asserting that the students should not be exposed to Auggie. Despite her threats to pull their funding from the school, Mr. Tushman suspends Julian for two days, causing him to miss an upcoming nature retreat. As they leave, Julian becomes distraught when his parents pull him out of the school, declaring he will not be back in the fall. Julian apologizes to Mr. Tushman, who accepts.

At the nature retreat, Auggie and Jack are ambushed by a trio of seventh graders from another school, but Julian's friends rally and defend them. Auggie becomes more accepted by his classmates afterwards. At the year-end <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation">graduation </a>ceremony, Auggie thanks Isabel for taking him to school. She tells him "you really are a wonder, Auggie." He is given the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ward_Beecher">Henry Ward Beecher </a>Medal for his strength and courage, and receives a standing ovation from the crowd. As the movie ends with the crowd cheering for Auggie, he finishes the story delivering a voiceover narration telling the viewers, and quoting the last precept Mr. Browne gave in class, "Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. And if you really want to see what people are, all you have to do is look."

<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Tremblay">Jacob Tremblay </a>as August "Auggie" Pullman, a boy with a rare facial deformity. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Jupe">Noah Jupe </a>as Jack Will, Auggie's best friend </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts">Julia Roberts </a>as Isabel Pullman, Auggie's mother </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wilson">Owen Wilson </a>as Nate Pullman, Auggie's father </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izabela_Vidovic">Izabela Vidovic </a>as Olivia "Via" Pullman, Auggie's older sister <ul><li>Maccie Margaret Chbosky as young Via </li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin">Mandy Patinkin </a>as Mr. Lawrence Tushman </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daveed_Diggs">Daveed Diggs </a>as Mr. Thomas Browne </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B4nia_Braga">Sônia Braga </a>as Grans </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Rose_Russell">Danielle Rose Russell </a>as Miranda Navas, Via's best friend </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadji_Jeter">Nadji Jeter </a>as Justin Hollander, Via's boyfriend </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Gheisar">Bryce Gheisar </a>as Julian Albans, Auggie's classmate and adversary. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Davis">Millie Davis </a>as Summer Dawson </li><li>Elle McKinnon as Charlotte Cody </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Oliver">Nicole Oliver </a>as Amanda Will </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Lowe">Crystal Lowe </a>as Melissa Albans, Julian's mother </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bacic">Steve Bacic </a>as Richard Albans, Julian's father </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Liebert">Ali Liebert </a>as Ms. Petosa </li> </ul>

On November 27, 2012, it was announced that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate">Lionsgate </a>was developing a feature film adaptation of R. J. Palacio's debut novel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(Palacio_novel)">Wonder </a> , and were in talks with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_August">John August </a>to write the screenplay.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-Nov2012V-5">[5] </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandeville_Films">Mandeville Films </a>' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hoberman">David Hoberman </a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Lieberman">Todd Lieberman </a>produced the film.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-Nov2012V-5">[5] </a>

On May 8, 2013, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thorne">Jack Thorne </a>was hired to adapt the novel after August had departed from the project.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-6">[6] </a> In October 2014, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krokidas">John Krokidas </a>was reported to be directing the film,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-7">[7] </a> though in April 2015, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_King_(director)">Paul King </a>was hired to direct instead. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Conrad">Steven Conrad </a>was writing the script at that time.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-8">[8] </a>

On April 14, 2016, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Tremblay">Jacob Tremblay </a>was cast to play the lead role, Auggie Pullman, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts">Julia Roberts </a>was in talks to play Auggie's mother.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-TremblayCast-9">[9] </a> On May 5, 2016, Roberts' casting was confirmed, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Chbosky">Stephen Chbosky </a>was set as the film's director.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-RobertsCast-10">[10] </a>

On June 27, 2016, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wilson">Owen Wilson </a>joined to play Auggie's father.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-WilsonCast-11">[11] </a> On July 11, 2016, newcomer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Jupe">Noah Jupe </a>joined the cast as Auggie's best friend at school,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-JupeCast-12">[12] </a> and on July 15, 2016, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daveed_Diggs">Daveed Diggs </a>was cast as Mr. Browne, an English teacher at the school.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-13">[13] </a>

On August 19, 2016, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B4nia_Braga">Sônia Braga </a>joined the cast, portraying the role of Roberts's character's mother.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-14">[14] </a>

Tremblay's prosthetic makeup, designed and created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Tuiten">Arjen Tuiten </a>, took an hour and a half to apply. It consisted of a skull cap with prosthetic ears attached, a facial prosthetic that covered Tremblay's face, and a wig to tie it all together.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-prosthetics-15">[15] </a>

Filming took place in several locations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia,_Canada">British Columbia, Canada </a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island">Coney Island </a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York </a>, from July 18 to September 13, 2016.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Zarvos">Marcelo Zarvos </a>composed the film's score.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-16">[16] </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Miller">Bea Miller </a>composed a song for the film, "Brand New Eyes". It was released on August 3, 2017. Wonder author R. J. Palacio has often credited <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Merchant">Natalie Merchant </a>'s song "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(Natalie_Merchant_song)">Wonder </a>", from her 1995 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigerlily">Tigerlily </a> , as the inspiration for her best-selling book. At Merchant's invitation, the song was featured on the soundtrack. The song is played during the film's end credits.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-17">[17] </a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate">Lionsgate </a>had initially scheduled Wonder to be released in the United States on April 7, 2017.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-WonderReleaseDate-18">[18] </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-WonderFilming-19">[19] </a> On February 13, 2017, it was announced that the release date had been pushed back to November 17, 2017.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-20">[20] </a> Wonder had its world premiere at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theater,_Westwood_Village">Regency Village Theater </a>in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles">Los Angeles </a>on November 14, 2017.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-21">[21] </a>

Wonder grossed $132 million in the United States and Canada, and $173 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $306 million, against a production budget of $20 million.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-BOM-4">[4] </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadline_Hollywood">Deadline Hollywood </a> calculated the film made a net profit of $55.3 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-22">[22] </a>

In the United States and Canada, Wonder opened alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(film)">Justice League </a> , <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_(2017_film)">The Star </a> , and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_J._Israel,_Esq.">Roman J. Israel, Esq. </a> and was initially projected to gross around $9 million from 3,096 theaters in its first weekend.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-23">[23] </a> However, after grossing $740,000 from Thursday night previews and receiving a large number of group ticket sales, weekend projections were upped to $15 million.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-24">[24] </a> Weekend projections were again increased, this time to $28 million, after the film made $9.4 million on its first day. The film went on to debut to $27.1 million, finishing second at the box office, behind Justice League .<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-opening-25">[25] </a> In its second weekend, the film dropped just 17.7%, grossing $22.7 million and finishing third at the box office.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-26">[26] </a>

On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_aggregator">review aggregator </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes </a>, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 190 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wonder doesn't shy away from its bestselling source material's sentiment, but this well-acted and overall winsome drama earns its tugs at the heartstrings."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-27">[27] </a> On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic </a>, the film has a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_average">weighted average </a>score of 66 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-28">[28] </a> Audiences polled by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScore">CinemaScore </a>gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, one of fewer than 90 films in the history of the service to receive the grade.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-opening-25">[25] </a>

Some reviewers criticized the decision to cast an actor without the same condition as Auggie as undermining the film's message.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-29">[29] </a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-30">[30] </a> In August 2021, during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_TV_Festival">Edinburgh TV Festival </a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacTaggart_Lecture">MacTaggart Lecture </a>, co-writer Jack Thorne, while not specifically citing Wonder , acknowledged that he had failed to stand up for disabled talent on projects involving the subject, and sought to rectify this through pushing for new disability initiatives like 'Underlying Health Condition', which launched in December 2021.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-youtube.com-31">[31] </a>

White Bird: A Wonder Story , a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)">spin-off </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequel">sequel </a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel">prequel </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_film">war </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film">drama film </a>to Wonder based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Palacio">R. J. Palacio </a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel">graphic novel </a>of the same name, starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Anderson">Gillian Anderson </a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Mirren">Helen Mirren </a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Gheisar">Bryce Gheisar </a>reprising his role as Julian Albans, began production in February 2021 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic">Czech Republic </a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-Deadline1-47">[47] </a> Described as a "companion piece" to the original film,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-Deadline2-48">[48] </a> the film follows Julian as his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris">Parisian </a>grandmother tells him stories of her childhood as a young Jewish girl living in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi-occupied_France">Nazi-occupied France </a>during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II </a>, when she was hidden from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi">Nazis </a>by a classmate and his family. Initially scheduled to be released on September 16, 2022,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-49">[49] </a> the film's release date was ultimately delayed to October 14, 2022.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_(film)#cite_note-50">[50] </a>

It was announced on April 9, 2019 that a musical adaptation of the film is in the works for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_(theater)">Broadway </a>. Jill Furman (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)">Hamilton </a> ) will produce, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Palacio">R. J. Palacio </a>will adapt the novel for the stage production.

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