I read the book back in my teen years, and it blew my mind.
I suppose you could say I was an "impressionable youth"... but Vonnegut is famous for nothing if not being eminently readable. And I felt Mother Night was one of the best of his novels; from his earlier, "straight-up storytelling" period.
Then I saw the flick a few years after its release. Suffice it to say the flick does an estimable job of conveying the key elements of the written narrative, tying it all together amazingly well and true to the novel.
I'm sort of reminded of Pitt winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Cliff Booth in QT's "Once Upon...". The same idea holds in "Mother Night": As QT deserved a piece of Pitt's Oscar, Vonnegut's legacy very much deserves the lion's share of any kudos due to the film on account of its passion and resonance.
And I just watched it again, in 2022, and shed tears over its drama and overarching message. AND I noticed that... I'd never commented on it or rated it here on IMDb! At long last I do so.
I suppose you could say I was an "impressionable youth"... but Vonnegut is famous for nothing if not being eminently readable. And I felt Mother Night was one of the best of his novels; from his earlier, "straight-up storytelling" period.
Then I saw the flick a few years after its release. Suffice it to say the flick does an estimable job of conveying the key elements of the written narrative, tying it all together amazingly well and true to the novel.
I'm sort of reminded of Pitt winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Cliff Booth in QT's "Once Upon...". The same idea holds in "Mother Night": As QT deserved a piece of Pitt's Oscar, Vonnegut's legacy very much deserves the lion's share of any kudos due to the film on account of its passion and resonance.
And I just watched it again, in 2022, and shed tears over its drama and overarching message. AND I noticed that... I'd never commented on it or rated it here on IMDb! At long last I do so.