How he and Ellie had arrived at this decision, I had no idea. By the time I got to see the kitchen/costume shop in full steam, Max had been promoted to chief construction officer, having made a series of ill-advised cracks criticizing Ellie’s efforts with plywood strips, a stapler, and chicken wire. The idea had been to create a tube that would enclose Henry up to his head. The tube would then be covered with brown fabric, and the fabric painted to mimic wood grain. The head of the hammer would be a separate piece and would sit on Henry’s shoulders. Ellie was a whiz with a glue gun. She was confident that she could fashion a wire frame out of old coat hangers, which she could then upholster with hot adhesive and gray felt. I immediately saw some problems. First of all, Henry would roast inside a hammerhead of felt. Second, he would not be able to sit down, or even visit the boys’ room, if need be. Third, his arms would be pinned to his sides, which would be particularly tricky because he would not be able to see, given that he would never, ever agree to cut eyeholes in the hammerhead.
What do You think about The Book Of Illumination (2009)?
