bookworm-82270
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Though this is an overused thought experiment, I really can't help but wonder how this movie would have been received with a male lead.
Was this movie perfect? No. But it was well-acted, well-shot, the plot (while maybe a bit unrealistic - who cares???) is fun, and you get to indulge that bit inside you that loves to watch horrible people do horrible things in fiction. Don't deny that it's something we like to see, because there are multiple genres built around that.
Just because the main character isn't a likeable person doesn't mean they're a bad character. I could understand a lot of different ratings for this movie, but giving it 1-2 stars is just ridiculous.
Was this movie perfect? No. But it was well-acted, well-shot, the plot (while maybe a bit unrealistic - who cares???) is fun, and you get to indulge that bit inside you that loves to watch horrible people do horrible things in fiction. Don't deny that it's something we like to see, because there are multiple genres built around that.
Just because the main character isn't a likeable person doesn't mean they're a bad character. I could understand a lot of different ratings for this movie, but giving it 1-2 stars is just ridiculous.
I watched this quite literally minutes after finishing the book it's based on. With that in mind, I find that it is a very faithful adaptation of the book; only changing minor elements, mainly for the sake of cutting down scenes and giving more of a conclusive ending than the book. However, I'm not sure that this makes it a good movie.
I enjoyed it thoroughly, but a lot of that was because I knew what was going on in the heads of each character in every scene. I had the narrative of the book backing up the long silent scenes. I feel like without knowing the book, it is a movie with sparing dialogue, and a lot of inference. It's more like looking at a set of well-crafted paintings than a guided journey.
Still, as it is faithful to a rich source, it has excellent characters, which are the main structure of the story. I feel they did a good job with casting all-around, and in the end I felt like I got to experience rereading the book on fast-forward with new visuals.
I enjoyed it thoroughly, but a lot of that was because I knew what was going on in the heads of each character in every scene. I had the narrative of the book backing up the long silent scenes. I feel like without knowing the book, it is a movie with sparing dialogue, and a lot of inference. It's more like looking at a set of well-crafted paintings than a guided journey.
Still, as it is faithful to a rich source, it has excellent characters, which are the main structure of the story. I feel they did a good job with casting all-around, and in the end I felt like I got to experience rereading the book on fast-forward with new visuals.