DESCRIPTION:
An adaptation of the award-winning book about one very special gorilla,
Disney¡¯s ¡°The One and Only Ivan¡± is an unforgettable tale about the beauty
of friendship, the power of visualization and the significance of the place one calls home.
TRANSCRIPT:
MACK: Welcome to your new home.
MACK: We¡¯re rolling! What are you looking at, huh? Your papa?
WIFE: He¡¯s looking at his daddy.
MACK: Let's give them a great show, okay? The one, and only¡¦ Ivan!
IVAN: Why do they want an angry gorilla anyway?
BOB: You¡¯re a silverback. You terrify humans.
RUBY: You¡¯re not terrifying. Who¡¯s that?
IVAN: My sister.
RUBY: Where¡¯s your sister now?
MACK: I don¡¯t remember.
STELLA: Memories never leave us. They just get out of reach.
JULIA: Woah. Did you draw all these?
MACK: A gorilla¡¦ who draws!
BOB: What is it? Don¡¯t tell me, don¡¯t tell me! It¡¯s a lonely haystack,
on a late summer day.
IVAN: It¡¯s a beetle.
RUBY: Can you tell me a story?
IVAN: Once there was a baby elephant, that was smart and brave,
and she needed to live in the wild, where she could be free.
MACK: Ivan!
RUBY: Does the baby elephant get to be free?
REPORTER: The painting is clearly a sign he wants to be free.
IVAN: What about Mack? He¡¯s taken care of me my whole life.
MACK: We¡¯re family. We¡¯re in this together. The one, and only¡¦ Ivan!
HENRIETTA: I'll just cross the road, then.
BOB: Why would you cross the road?
HENRIETTA: To get to the other side!
QUESTIONS:
1. Discuss who Ivan is in the story.
2. Describe Ivan in as much detail as you can.
3. Who is Ruby? Talk about Ruby's role to Ivan's life.