does anyone here have a child who was doing advanced calculus at 7? Not saying they don't exist!
My thought was that they needed to portray the main character as a young person who was noticeably, obviously ahead in some academic/intellectual way. Clearly not a child who may have been hot-housed.
In the brief trailer, she was also portrayed as a regular kid, having a mix of interests...
- running, jumping, playing actively,
- wearing a Brownie scouts vest.
She did not know everything, but was eager to learn (what does
ad nauseum mean?)
She was shown eating somewhat healthy food (Special K breakfast cereal).
She was from modest financial means, not wealthy or high SES.
She displayed that she had been taught manners, such as withholding comment (not correcting a mathematical equation until asked... because nobody likes a smarty-pants).
While there is good and bad in everything, I remain hopeful and optimistic about the movie... curious as to what it will ultimately depict.
