Who is the villain in A Wrinkle in Time?

Type of Villain
IT, also known as Red while possessing him, is the main antagonist of the novel A Wrinkle in Time (the first installment to the Time Quintet series), and its 2003 and 2018 film adaptations. He is a powerful entity taking the form of a brain, and he is the ruler of planet Camazotz.
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Who is the red eyed man wrinkle in time?

A Wrinkle in Time (TV Movie 2003) - Kyle Secor as The Man With Red Eyes - IMDb.
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What is so evil about it in A Wrinkle in Time?

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The Black Thing is Madeleine L'Engle's name for evil in A Wrinkle in Time. It appears as a dark shadow surrounding certain planets in the universe. Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin must fight the Black Thing in order to rescue Mr.
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What happens Camazotz?

Those who live on Camazotz do not own their own thoughts; they are controlled by one central brain known as IT. IT does not allow any deviations from the prescribed order. Those who attempt to do their own thing end up imprisoned; this is what happened with Dr. Murry.
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Who is the protagonist in A Wrinkle in Time?

Meg Murry. The book's heroine and protagonist, a homely, awkward, but loving high school student who is sent on an adventure through time and space with her brother and her friend Calvin to rescue her father from the evil force that is attempting to take over the universe.
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Who is the antagonist in A Wrinkle in Time and why?

Type of Villain

IT, also known as Red while possessing him, is the main antagonist of the novel A Wrinkle in Time (the first installment to the Time Quintet series), and its 2003 and 2018 film adaptations. He is a powerful entity taking the form of a brain, and he is the ruler of planet Camazotz.
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Do Meg and Calvin end up together?

Thanks to the other four novels in the Time Quintet and the O'Keefe novels, we know that Calvin and Meg eventually get married towards the end of the former series.
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Is Camazotz a real planet?

Camazotz is the name of the planet consumed by darkness in A Wrinkle in Time, a book by Madeleine L'Engle. Some comic book fans have tried to form a link between Camazotz and the DC Comics superhero, Batman, even making Maya style Batman cowls.
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How Does A Wrinkle in Time End?

Mr. Murry and Calvin Wallace both escaped from IT, but the giant brain dude is still pulsating out there on Camazotz, and most of the people of that planet probably didn't even know that the Murrys were poking at their collective brain. The ending of the novel is definitely happy.
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How does Meg get to Camazotz?

W's ultimately convince them that it is for the best. Meg says goodbye to her father, Calvin, and Aunt Beast, and also apologizes to her father for her accusatory outbursts. Mrs. Which tells Meg that she will tesser with her through the Black Thing so that Meg will arrive at Camazotz safely.
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How does Meg defeat it?

In A Wrinkle in Time, Meg defeats IT with love. She rescues her father from IT, but in the process, her brother Charles Wallace is left behind in IT's... See full answer below.
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What is black thing?

The Black Thing is the personification of evil fought all over in the universe. Some homeworlds have achieved victory over it, but others have succumbed to it. Planets that have succumbed to the Black Thing, like Camazotz (which It rules over), are known as dark planets.
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Is A Wrinkle in Time on Netflix?

A Wrinkle in Time is now available to stream on Netflix.
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What is Calvin's special gift?

In A Wrinkle in Time, before the children are about to enter Camazotz, Mrs. Whatsit grants each of the children with a gift. Calvin's gift is the ability to communicate.
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What does Meg realize about the beasts?

The beast tells her that they're trying to figure out what to do to save Charles Wallace, but that it's not going to be easy. The beast feeds Meg some strange but delicious food, and Meg realizes that she hasn't eaten anything (other than Mind Control Turkey Surprise) since her mother's stew, who knows how long ago.
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What did the man on the chair want to do?

What did the man on the chair want to do? He wanted to hypnotize the children.
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Do they find the dad in A Wrinkle in Time?

Meg and Calvin are kept as prisoners, but Meg is able to move forward with the magnifying glasses to see some kind of invisible staircase and finally locate her father. The two of them reunite tearfully and embrace.
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How old is Meg in A Wrinkle in Time book?

The main character is thirteen-year-old Meg Murry, who is regarded by her peers and teachers as a bad-tempered underachiever. Her family recognizes her problem as a lack of emotional maturity but also regards her as being capable of great things.
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Is Charles Wallace adopted in A Wrinkle in Time?

But for those keeping track, in the book, Charles Wallace is the biological son of Murrys, while in the very first scene of the film, we learn Charles Wallace is adopted. DuVernay said she made that change to honor McCabe's Filipino descent.
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Is Camazotz a vampire?

In Mesoamerica the bat was associated with night, death, and sacrifice. Camazotz was known to drink the blood of his victims, and is thus often seen as a Mesoamerican vampire.
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Who defeated Camazotz?

Hunahpu and Xbalanque

Later, Hunahpu retrieves his head, and the two twins defeat Camazotz.
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Who was the Mayan god of death?

Cizin, also spelled Kisin, (Mayan: “Stinking One”), Mayan earthquake god and god of death, ruler of the subterranean land of the dead. He may possibly have been one aspect of a malevolent underworld deity who manifested himself under several names and guises (e.g., Ah Puch, Xibalba, and Yum Cimil).
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Does Calvin kiss Meg?

Calvin kisses Meg goodbye before Meg leaves to go Cazumutz to rescue her brother Charles Wallace.
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What does Calvin O'Keefe look like?

A Man of Many Hats

Well, this pretty much describes the life of Calvin O'Keefe in A Wrinkle in Time. You might say he wears a different hat at home, at school, and when he is with the Murry family. On the surface, he is a tall, thin teenage boy with freckles and blue eyes.
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Will There Be A Wrinkle in Time 2 movie?

Based on early reviews, it seems unlikely that a sequel will happen. Still, maybe audiences will feel differently. After all, the weirdness of this film is directly related to the weirdness of the book. A Wrinkle in Time is out in wide release now.
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