I loved the message of not quitting no matter how many roadblocks you have to encounter, how many people say ‘no you cannot do it’, and how to keep up with hard work, at the end not forgetting purpose of doing something you love and enjoy it no matter what result you get. It was fun, amazing and really realistic to read how many problems Marcus encountered while making his film. We see gradual development in Marcus and how he became better person at the end. I liked diverse, realistic and relatable characters. There were 2 or 3 drawings per chapter, making it more illustrated than a graphic novel.

The story was about teamwork, friendship, film making, and not quitting on your dream. Marcus Makes a Movie was fun and entertaining middle grade illustrated novel that revolved around Marcus turning his superhero comic into a movie and all the roadblocks he had to overcome. It's still very much is creation and idea, but his friends and teachers help him expand upon his ideas and turn it into something so special.Ĭontent warnings: loss of a parent to cancer (past, mentioned a few times)ĭisclaimer : I received e-copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. He loves his comic, just the way it is, but he soon realizes that with the help and feedback of others, it can be even better. It was mine and I wanted it to sound good to me. When I was a kid, at least, I didn't think about how the finished product would appeal to others. They'll also relate to the crushing feeling when it doesn't work out as you thought it would. Even if they know nothing about film-making, they will relate to wanting to do something so badly, wanting to create something for yourself. That said, I'm sure this book would be hilarious in print too, especially for middle grade kids.

Kevin Hart is just hilarious in general, and he really knew what he wanted his characters to sound like, how he wanted the humor to land, and it just worked so perfectly. I had a lot of fun listening to this one. When he lands in the film-making group, he clashes at first, but soon makes friends with the other kids and sets out to make not one, but two great movies - one of which is based on his very own comic book. He tries out a few and they just don't work for him. This book was so much fun to listen to! Kevin Hart narrated it perfectly.

Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin Hart