{"id":53677,"date":"2018-03-13T03:05:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T03:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53677"},"modified":"2018-03-13T03:05:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T03:05:58","slug":"filmmakers-created-weird-giant-oprah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53677","title":{"rendered":"How filmmakers created ‘weird giant Oprah’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether she\u2019s delivering compelling awards show speeches or contemplating presidential runs that clearly unnerve the current POTUS, there\u2019s no question that Oprah Winfreylooms large over American culture, and the director Ava DuVernay carries that idea through to its logical conclusion.<\/p>\n

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DuVernay\u2019s adaptation of Madeleine L\u2019Engle\u2019s classic novel A Wrinkle in Time<\/em> opened behind Black Panther <\/em>at the box office this weekend, marking the first time in history that two blockbusters helmed by black filmmakers have occupied the top two slots. And true to form, when Winfrey makes her first appearance in the film as the planet-hopping mystic Mrs. Which, she is deliberately larger than life \u2026 not to mention larger than anyone else in the frame.<\/p>\n

Manifesting herself in the backyard of the film\u2019s young Earth-bound heroine, Meg (Storm Reid), Mrs. Which stands at a regal 18 feet \u2014 the exact height of Meg\u2019s house. Later on, when the action moves to the alien world of Uriel, she sprouts up to a lofty 35 feet, towering over the lush landscape, as well as over her colleagues Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) and Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), not to mention Meg and her kid sidekicks Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe) and Calvin (Levi Miller).<\/p>\n

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Mrs. Which eventually shrinks to human size for the rest of the sextet\u2019s journey to find Meg\u2019s missing father (Chris Pine). But her introduction effectively establishes her as a force of nature one must<\/em> look up to, not just in terms of her physical stature, but also thanks to her wisdom and heart. Winfrey\u2019s portrayal has definitely made an impact on audiences, who have taken to Twitter to express their affection for this BFGO \u2014 as in Big, Friendly, Giant Oprah.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Glenn Scott<\/span><\/span>@glennsc<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I… I saw a giant Oprah<\/p>\n