In still yet another funny scene, Uncle Jonathan is hurriedly trying to get into another room, via a smashed window at the top of a locked door. Lewis uses his magic and makes the water splash the young jerk in the face. But is Tarby friendly for just Lewis’s vote? In one amusing scene, there is a long line of kids at the water fountain and a particular kid is drinking and drinking, taking forever and delighting in making the others wait. Lewis doesn’t fit in very well at school at first but then meets a young man named Tarby, who is running for class president. One spell involves him cutting his finger and spilling blood on a book. Soon he becomes a novice practitioner of the occult sciences, casting spells and reading tons of books on the subject. Lewis decides he wants to learn magic and spells as his uncle practices magic. One theme showcased in the film is about finding one’s self and one’s place in this life. In fact, he believes he sees his mother come to him at night to comfort him. Various themes are played out in the movie, including that of dealing with grief as Lewis continues to miss his parents.
They are not a couple but act like it they often bicker and get annoyed with one another, yet are always there for one another. Zimmerman, and she is into magic as is Jonathan. He also tells Lewis that he can stay up as long as he wants, eat when he wants, and eat cookies until he gets sick and throws up.Ĭate Blanchett plays the next door neighbor, Mrs. In one of the opening sequences when Lewis sees a bunch of Jack O’ Lanterns all lit up in front of the mansion, he asks Uncle Jonathan, “Do you like Halloween?” “No, I keep these here year round,” he replies. Lewis learns his uncle has some regrets about that fact. Lewis’s mom wanted to still have a relationship with Jonathan but he never came back into her life. Lewis is moving into a mansion with his Uncle Jonathan Barnavelt (Jack Black), whose father disowned him years before due to his interest in magic and the black arts. There is even a mansion in Marshall which the author used for his inspiration. Interestingly, John Bellairs, the author of the novel on which the movie is based, grew up in Marshall, Michigan, and Marshall is the “real” New Zebedee. The movie opens with a young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vacarro) seen on a bus heading to New Zebedee, Michigan. It features several themes but is, ultimately, a horror flick for kids. The timing of its release is no accident. Now here is a movie that was definitely made with Halloween in mind.
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