It might be a bit strange to urge people to read the book instead of watching the movie -on a movie website-, but see in it the urgency of the situation.
This movie, of which I watched only the first five minutes and realized innumerable pages and beautiful passages were skipped already, has broken my heart and made me lose faith in the general concept of Hollywood adaptations of great books. My mother and sister went to watch it as well and we compared our experiences: mine the book, theirs the movie. I was angry by the end of our talk. It's the story of The Kite Runner all over again (which I read as opposed to watched). After five minutes of Kite Runner, I barged out of the theater and demanded they give my money back (which they did, though this holds no relevance to this review).
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In the movie, apparently, Oskar goes on his adventurous trip with a man called The Renter. In the movie, he supposedly meets this guy soon and finds in him a companion for his questing travels. In the book, Oskar's upstairs neighbour, Mr. Black, becomes a travel companion. Oskar doesn't meet the renter until VERY late in the book.
This is just one of the many examples I could give as to WHY one should read the book. Jonathan Safran Foer never meant for his story to be diverged from so much or he would've written it that way. The source is the best and the source is the book.
This movie, of which I watched only the first five minutes and realized innumerable pages and beautiful passages were skipped already, has broken my heart and made me lose faith in the general concept of Hollywood adaptations of great books. My mother and sister went to watch it as well and we compared our experiences: mine the book, theirs the movie. I was angry by the end of our talk. It's the story of The Kite Runner all over again (which I read as opposed to watched). After five minutes of Kite Runner, I barged out of the theater and demanded they give my money back (which they did, though this holds no relevance to this review).
SPOILERS BELOW -- SPOILERS BELOW -- SPOILERS BELOW -- SPOILERS BELOW
In the movie, apparently, Oskar goes on his adventurous trip with a man called The Renter. In the movie, he supposedly meets this guy soon and finds in him a companion for his questing travels. In the book, Oskar's upstairs neighbour, Mr. Black, becomes a travel companion. Oskar doesn't meet the renter until VERY late in the book.
This is just one of the many examples I could give as to WHY one should read the book. Jonathan Safran Foer never meant for his story to be diverged from so much or he would've written it that way. The source is the best and the source is the book.
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