Charlotte's Web (2006 Movie)

Charlotte's Web is a 2006 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 1952 children's novel of the same name by E. B. White. Directed by Gary Winick and written by Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick, this film is the second adaptation of E. B. White's book following Paramount's 1973 animated version of the same name produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. This film featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning, Kevin Anderson and Beau Bridges, with voices provided by Dominic Scott Kay, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric The Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire and Robert Redford.

Produced by Walden Media, Jordan Kerner's The K Entertainment Company and Nickelodeon Movies, this film premiered in Australia on December 7, 2006, and was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on December 15, 2006, in the United States. This film was both the critical and commercial success, having grossed $144.9 million against an $85 million budget.

Plot[]

During springtime on the farm in Somerset County, Maine, Fern Arable finds her father Mr. Arable about to kill Wilbur, the runt of the litter of newborn pigs, and successfully begs her father to spare the piglet's life prompting Mr. Arable to give the piglet to Fern which she nurtures Wilbur lovingly. For the next few days Fern Arable took care of Wilbur.

When Wilbur has matured Fern Arable is forced to take him to her uncle Homer Zuckerman’s barnyard.Wilbur tries to make from friends but the other farm animals didn't want to talk. Mrs. Arable feels slightly concerned for Fern Arable’s behavior. and one night, prevails upon Fern Arable to stay home and do her homework and go straight to bed. Wilbur feels abandoned, as this is the first night Fern hasn’t said “Good night” to him. The kind voice tells Wilbur to sleep well as he is not alone, he is with a friend.

He is left yearning for companionship, but is snubbed by the other barn animals until he is befriended by the spider who lives in the space above Wilbur's sty in the Zuckermans' barn. When the other animals reveal to Wilbur that he will be prepared for dinner by Christmas, The spider promises to hatch the plan guaranteed to save Wilbur's life.

With the help of the other barn animals including the comedic rat named Templeton, The spider convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special, by spelling out descriptions of him in her web: "Some Pig", "Terrific", "Radiant", and "Humble". She gives her full name to be Charlotte A. Cavatica, revealing her to be a barn spider, the orb-weaver spider with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus.

The Arables, Zuckermans, Wilbur, Charlotte A. Cavatica and Templeton go to a fair where Wilbur is entered in the contest. While there, Charlotte A. Cavatica produces the egg sac containing her unborn offspring, and Wilbur, despite winning no prizes, is later celebrated by the fair's staff and visitors (thus made too prestigious alive to justify killing him). Exhausted from laying eggs, Charlotte A. Cavatica cannot return home because she is dying. Wilbur tells Templeton to take the egg sac with them. Wilbur bids an emotional farewell to her as she remains at the fair, dying shortly after his departure, but he manages to take her egg sac home. Wilbur then lives to witness his first ever Christmas and then by the next spring, hundreds of Charlotte A. Cavatica's offspring emerge. Most of the young spiders soon leave, but three named Joy, Aranea, and Nellie stay and become Wilbur's friends.

Differences between this book and the movie[]

In this book, Fern Arable saves Wilbur at daylight crying in the movie, she saves him late at night during the rainstorm and does not cry.
Fern Arable sneaks Wilbur into school with her in the movie which gets her in trouble, in this book, she does not.
In this book, Wilbur was taken to the Zuckerman Farm by truck in the movie, Fern Arable brings him there.
Templeton is shown going to his mouse hole lair.
Brooks And Elwyn were created for the movie, they did not appear in this book.
The goslings don't have major roles throughout the movie like they did in this book. They also don't speak.
In this book, the old sheep was the one who gives Wilbur this bad news that he's going to be killed at Christmas, in the movie, it's Templeton.
In this book, the rotten egg breaks after Wilbur's bad news, in the movie, it's before.
In this book, the rotten egg breaks under Wilbur's trough, in the movie, it breaks in Templeton's lair.
The talk at home was moved to outside the church.
Fern Arable wasn't present at this barn meeting.
In this book, on the first day of the fair, Fern Arable wears the fancy dress, in the movie, she wears her overalls, and wears the dress next day.
Homer L. Zuckerman And Charlotte A. Cavatica weren't present during the scene Wilbur gets a buttermilk bath.
In this book, Mrs. Arable gives Fern Arable and Avery Arable money to spend at the fair -- two quarters and two dimes for Fern Arable, and five dimes and four nickels for Avery Arable. In the movie, she gives each of them ten tickets.
Wilbur doesn't faint during his medal ceremony.
In this book, Charlotte A. Cavatica presents her egg sac before Wilbur gets his medal, in the movie, it's after.
In this book, Charlotte A. Cavatica says she's "languishing" before Wilbur gets his medal, in the movie, it's after.
In this book, these baby spiders spend several days before leaving, in the movie, they leave the same day they hatch.
In this book, Templeton emerges gluttonous from Wilbur's slop before these baby spiders hatch, in the movie, it's after.