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My favorite movie’s screenplay was inspired by a book that I don’t like. I don’t find it to be a good book in the slightest. But alas, without it, who’s to say the movie would’ve been made. I suppose I’ll offer the book’s dead author my thanks still, seeing as I’d appreciate the same if it were me.
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I read this one a few weeks ago, but wanted to wait until I saw the movie before diving into my thoughts. Both start extremely similar, down to some exact word-for-word scenes, and the plot points are all the same, but the movie takes some creative license to show what’s going on for the main characters mentally that the book doesn't. This works in favor for both the book and movie. In the book's case you're left guessing, confused, and trying to pick apart every tiny detail til the very end. The author is continuously sneaking small details/hints past you without raising alarm, and at the end I found myself looking back to see a whole different story. This isn't to say I didn't see the twist coming, but it was done in a way that left plenty of good stuff to pick apart after you‘ve finished.
Oct 2, 2020
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Sometimes the book is better.
I watched The Goldfinch movie and, honestly, it wasn’t great. I later read the book, and to this day it’s one of my favourites.
Sometimes the movie is better.
Didn’t even finish reading Call Me By Your Name, but the movie was decent.
Sometimes both are great.
Fight Club!!
My point is that either way it’s difficult to judge something fairly unless you have read the book and watched the film.
Jul 15, 2024
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I used to be hardcore book before movie but two recent experiences changed my mind.
1. I finally read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and it is radically different from Blade Runner. Setting, tone, themes—Blade Runner ditched them all and just kept the replicants and the protagonist's name. And its still a fantastic adaptation. One piece of art begat another.
2. I decided to read Poor Things after watching the movie because the characters were so charming. The two works' presentations are different but equally endearing. Reading the book now makes me appreciate the omissions and condensation made for film, and the director's visual choices and additions. It's like I watched a creatively interpreted abridge version and now I'm reading deeper in a textbook.
I think being so staunchly book-first made me approach movie adaptations with a lot of judgement. Now it's like I'm tasting a sample of a story and can choose to dive into the full course if it's compelling enough.
Feb 23, 2024
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I miss it. I lived in the mountains growing up so we got it every year. I haven’t seen snow in the winter in years and traveling to it makes me miss it even more.
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That’s fine, right? cant get an anti anxiety script and i gotta get rid of the inhibitions somehow (or whatever Natasha said)
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