#henry carpenter

[meep-meep-richie]

‘It’s who we’re lucky enough to have in our lives and what we can leave them with.’’

Check out the whole video here: https://youtu.be/Sl9rSNEV87I

[meep-meep-richie]

Our legacy isn't what we write on our resume or how many commas we have in our bank account. It's who we're lucky enough to have in our lives and what we can leave them with. The one thing we do know, we're here now. So I say we do the best we can, and that's what I think about my legacy.

[wiattoleff-blog]

jaeden lieberher’s characters when they see a pretty girl: ❤️💗💞💙💗💛💜❤️💞💗💗💘💝🧡💚💚🧡💖💛💓❤️💝💚💛💙❣️💕💗❣️❤️🧡❣️💓💞

[schnapp-crackle-pop]

concept: the book of mormon but it’s the book of henry

[fhendur]

endless list of favorite characters ↳ Henry Carpenter [4/∞]  

[billybearr]

This Fic is a crossover of IT and The Book of Henry. DISCLAIMER: Character death involved

After he had finished his dinner, Bill went down the stairs to the basement. He was looking for the old paper boat he had done for his little brother. Yes Bill remembers it clearly. It was a rainy day in the flood period at Derry. Bill sat down on the base step of the basement staircase. He held the waxed boat made of old newspapers. He stared at it for a while before even blinking his eyes. He stood up after 10 minutes of sitting and ran up the staircase. He zoomed to the front door and opened it with tears starting to roll down his cheeks. Bill had no idea of where he was going or where he was. When he stopped and looked around, he realized that it was a new place, he didn't recognize any part of what he was seeing. The panicked boy ran to a house and through it's backyard gate to the forest behind the house. In the distance he noticed a tree-house. "Bill.." the house seemed to whisper. "Bill, I want to.." Bill had had enough and he ran towards it. The voice was too familiar. He kicked the door open and in there was just a box. Big Black Box. Next to it stood a little boy with glasses. He had a cape on, too. "Peter The Great" was written on the back of the cape. "Do you want to see a magic trick?" "My big brother Henry would've wanted to see it," he continued with sadness in his voice. "Whu-whu-what happened to your buh-buh-brother?" "He went to a better place, but I can show you how he visits me!" The little boy had a small smile growing on his face. Not a creepy one, a relieved one. "My buh-buh-brother d-d-died.." "I CAN MAKE HIM COME BACK TOO, DO YOU WANT TO SEE?!" "Don't t-try to trick me little guy!" Bill bursted out with absoulte rage which shocked even himself. "I wasn't planning on," said now a sad little boy called Peter. "Juh-juh-Georgie." Bill said. Peter thought for asecond and then asked "Was he your brother?" Bill nodded slightly. He hadn't used that name for at least 6 months. It felt kind of, good. Peter tapped on the box, whispered something like "Please work again" and stepped back next to the box. He smiled and asked Bill "Do you want to open it yourself?" "Or do you like it closed?" Bill was confused over the last part and said "D-d-do it yourself, then it'll work, I believe in y-y-you!" Peter smiled again and nodded. "Ladies and Gentlemen, from Peter the Great I give you the ultimate magic trick, that'll blow your minds!! "He opened the box, Bill threw himself against the wall as he saw the yellow slicker. "Bill?" the small shadow asked. Bill was in shock. "Juh- juh- georgie?" "Bill?" It was an emotional moment. Another boy, a bit older one came in from behind Georgie. "That must be Henry" Bill thought. All of the sudden everything flashed, Georgie was pulled from between the arms of Bill and Henry disappeared while waving to Peter. Peter waved back and after everything calmed down, he closed the box. Another set of lights and Peter was gone, the tree-house was gone. Bill woke up in his own bed. The paper boat was on his writing desk. Bill was confused. He saw a glimpse of yellow from beneath his bed sheets. He pulled the sheets back and there it was. A yellow raincoat. Georgie’s raincoat. Bill fell on his bed and stared into the ceiling. "I must find the buh-buh-boy" he said to himself before passing away. The raincoat was firmly in his hands and the boat facing the window, behind which rain was falling. It was getting dark. And cold. 

[thebookofhenry2017]

TBoH Soundtrack Analysis

Okay, so the soundtrack of TBoH is a whole new topic to talk about. It's not just a bunch of seemingly random notes that are only there to fill the space where nobody says anything. It's a masterpiece full of beautiful and emotional moments just like the movie itself.

Overture / Treehouse Inventions:

These are the first two tracks. Overture starts with introducing the 4-chord pattern that in some form follows you through the entire album. There's that unconventional change from F minor to F major that adds an interesting feel to it. Then you can hear a very original melody that captures everything the movie's about at the beginning. The same one is used in Treehouse Inventions only with a few changes. "Inventions" is probably the best word to describe both of them - you can vividly imagine the brilliant young mind exploring the world and inventing new stuff. What I especially love about it is that it's one of those universal melodies. It appears on the album several times and every single time it has a different subtext.

Research and Development:

Another one of the more colossal pieces. The title describes it perfectly. The song itself has a cool Development. Starts as a quiet one-note pattern and gets to a monumental climax adding more layers of instruments in the process. Similarly to Overture, this theme is also used more than once.

Henry's Final Wish:

This is probably the most emotional one - might also be because of the scene it's attached to. I mean just reading its name makes me feel sad, let alone listening to it, LET ALONE watching the scene!!! The shocking thing comes when you realize how simple it is. You can separate it into two parts. The first one begins when Henry is about to... you know... and it consists of whole notes only. What's even more surprising is that the bass line never changes - it's an F all the time. As the melody goes higher and higher along with the harmony adding more power and creating tension and drama what's inevitable becomes obvious - and then it comes - one chord associated with one moment... and plenty of tissues ;(  Then it slows down in terms of intensity but not in terms of melancholy. There're echoes... short patterns of sudden bass tones that slowly fade away only to come back with even sadder progressions. Wow! I love how this showcases how hard dying is - especially when the person dying is someone you truly care about.

Target Practice:

At first, this seems like a slightly slower version of Overture - the melody is exactly the same maybe with a few changes and it's in the same key. There's however, a big difference - when you hear this song in the movie Henry's not alive anymore - and you WILL feel it. That's also why this theme is so awesome - just change a few instruments and slow it down and all of a sudden you got a new song that tells a new story. Simply brilliant!

Christina's dance:

I love how this one is so different than the rest of the soundtrack. I'm currently trying to learn the mentioned songs on piano and this is probably the hardest one of them. It's an interesting paradox that there're only like 2 chords (yes that's right for the most part) and yet it has so many notes and layers. It's also probably the only one that has moments that aren't... pleasurable to ears - yes I'm talking about the middle part with that giant cacophonic mess (not meant in a bad way - it serves its purpose as it undeniably creates incredible tension but it's not something you'd voluntarily listen to every day).

Into the Fire/Closing the Book of Henry:

Along with Henry's Final Wish, this one will break your heart. It's the third time you hear the main theme (Overture) this time with a bittersweet taste. It sounds sad and happy at the same time which is EXACTLY what the ending was. Seriously all you need in your life is a piano and a violin. This time it's in the key of G major which adds a new touch to it. If you want to learn some of the pieces this one is the easiest one and it sounds absolutely wonderful. On or off? Open or closed?

Part 2 may be coming...

[thebookofhenry2017]

Random 10 things I love about The Book of Henry:

1. The beautiful soundtrack

I mean like seriously how can you not fall in love with Giacchino's happy melodies? ... and then cry a river as they turn into painfully sad ones?

2. It's an emotional rollercoaster

Here you got a few minutes of cute/romantic/happy family moments, then you got a few minutes of funny/hilarious scenes only to see something completely heartbreaking happen. Overwhelmed by all the emotions during the movie I found myself laughing and crying at the same time which is something that really doesn't happen to me every day.

3. The thought-provoking ending

So was it Henry's plan all along? Did he really go that far? Or does the ending prove that even Henry was just a human being who can make mistakes? Even if he had planned the whole thing the way it happened how could he know the principal would make the call that resulted in Glen committing suicide? Was it just what it was? Was there something I missed? Was it even a happy ending? See where I'm going with this?

4. Some philosophical lines

Violence isn't the worst thing in the world. What is then? Apathy.

Our legacy isn’t what we write on our resume or how many commas we have in our bank account. It’s who we’re lucky enough to have in our lives and what we can leave them with. The one thing we do know, we’re here now. So I say we do the best we can, and that’s what I think about my legacy. - this one especially wow... that's some really clever writing ... or am I the only one who sees the entire movie in this very quote?

5. It is creative and unique

Everyone in Henry's family has some very interesting character traits. Nothing feels recycled or forced. The plot contains multiple twists that completely change the way the movie's going. It combines elements of various movie genres which gives it a very fresh feel.  

6. It's one of those few movies that made me cry (a lot!!!)

Especially all the scenes in the hospital and that speech at the end ;(

7. The movie's got balls

I love how it doesn't give a damn about all these pseudo-rules about what movies should be like. It's not afraid to show a cruel death of a child on camera. It's not afraid to switch genres and make unconventional steps. And yet it's still absolutely authentic - similarly to life, you either accept it or you don't.

8. It symbolically captures real-life dilemmas

To kill or not to kill that is the question. The point is that this movie is not exactly about one thing. It doesn't focus on some fictional problems in an isolated universe. It presents you a story that contains many little pieces of what we have to deal with on a daily basis. Making tough decisions and facing the consequences. You feel like you should do something because it seems to be the right thing to do. If you don't you'll feel bad for being apathetic. If you do, you'll feel bad 'cause you did something you consider morally wrong. What would you do?

9. Susan's character development

Seriously! Look at her at the beginning what she was like: childish, incapable of living without Henry, struggling with making her own decisions, unsure of her views and opinions.

...and then at the end: grown-up, absolutely capable of living without Henry, making good decisions, positive about her views and opinions.

This kinda proves my theory that Susan's arc is the most important one because the movie is about her (not Henry as everybody thought). Think about it: she's the only one who needs to change - without her brilliant boy, she wouldn't be able to do a thing. Throughout the movie, you can see her real personality slowly (re)form - to the already mentioned final state at the end. So if I had to choose the core character it all revolves around I'd go with Susan. This reminds me of one thing - I stated that TBoH could also be a coming of age movie - what actually fits it more is a “coming back into age” movie (although that genre doesn't exist (yet!)).  

10. It's well told

And by that, I mean not just Susan's fairy tale haha. From A to Z it feels very logically put together, it doesn't have a scene that wouldn't belong there, and the way it's done it keeps your attention for the entire runtime.