Every time my kids tell me about a
movie they love, I tell them “You should read the book, it’s even better.” Lord
of the Rings and the Narnia series don’t necessarily apply here, of course,
since they were valiant efforts to adapt books I’ve loved most of my life, and
it was just great to see them on the screens with big-budget financing. Technically, the books were still better, but
DAMN those visuals were impressive……
The one big exception to the BOOK
BEATS MOVIE rule that comes to mind is The
Perks of Being a Wallflower. The
main character in the book was just too wishy-washy and washed-out pastel grey
and, since the story was told by him, none of it really came to life for
me. The movie had much more depth, since
the supporting characters could actually be seen through the camera lens and
not just the eyes of the narrator.
Excellent movie.
The one time that book and movie kick
equal amounts of ass is CLOUD ATLAS.
Fuck the haters on this one. Read
the book first so you know what’s going on, and then watch the movie 2 or 3 times,
and then read the book again. Fucking
incredible shit. God damn. The layout of the book is perfect (and makes
perfect sense), and the movie fucks with that, but for good reason and to
awesome effect. The actors and actresses
ROCK in their multiple roles. The
visuals are incredible. Enough said.
There’s a peripheral person in my
life who shall remain unnamed, and I use this individual as a casual movie
guide. When they say “That movie is
stupid, I didn’t understand it at all”, I’m immediately there to watch it. 100% prediction powers so far, the movies
that confuse this person have all kicked righteous ass:
- INCEPTION
- ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
- TWELVE MONKEYS
- CLOUD ATLAS
Boo. Fucking. Ya.
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