Thelma is a miniature horse who wants to be a unicorn. One day she gets her wish (sort of). But her wish doesn't turn out the way she thought it would.
Thelma worries that she is not special, and believes that she is not good enough the way she is. Which is a feeling people of all ages can relate to. When she gets her wish, and everyone thinks she's a unicorn, she finds it comes with unforeseen consequences. Thelma the Unicorn is a story about being happy being yourself. I think the illustrations are funny. I love her donkey best friend. The rhyming words are fun to read. It is fun for the adult reading it and the children being read to.
When a freak accident turns Thelma the mini horse into Thelma the Unicorn she finds overnight fame. Thelma's life changes in a instant. But is this new life what Thelma really wants?
I found this movie entertaining. I like the animation. There were impossible things happening, a narwhale always out of the water, talking animals interacting with people and other things but none of it was an issue for me. It has a nice theme of being yourself and not forgetting the people who like you for who you are. I liked Thelma's donkey friends. Unfortunately Thelma was less easy to like. And since she is the main character that was an issue for me. Some of her issues I could relate to but I found it hard to connect with her so the heartwarming parts were not as heartwarming for me. I'm glad I watched it. It was fun. But it is not a movie I would go back and watch over and over again.
As with most book and movie comparisons I liked the book better here. I watched the movie first so I think I had a less dramatic reaction to the movie than other people who loved the book before the movie. But I still side with the book. I know that it is a picture book being turned into a movie so things had to be added. But the whole rivalry between Thelma and the Narwhale took up too much of the story. And Thelma was just much more likeable in the book. I also feel something was lost in the movie when Thelma didn't decide on her own to stop pretending. She was kind of forced to give it up in the movie and that made it less impactful. Both are worth a look but I think the book is worth owning while the movie I would suggest you just borrow.
