Yes, indeed, I'm going to comment on the film based on the book. Who ever thought it would come to this? Of course, film cannot be substitute for literature--I believe this more than anyone--but I was so entranced by the movie that I don't care about that opinion. From the onset the visuals were stunning, each shot masterful and immaculate. The actors also bring a sense of youthful sensuality and glamour (of yore). Of the plot and screenplay, I was immediately taken with its seemingly simple facade: girl and boy discover they are mad about each other, one goes away, the other waits. It's the Odyssey in a nutshell and we've watched it in movies like "Cold Mountain." But here we have the omnipresent theme of revenge and atonement (what else?)-- can we really ever make up for the actions of the past? Can words heal as we always hoped whole-heartedly that they could? As a writer it was a particularly interesting statement to me how words can mean so much when spoken for the first time, how initially it is easy to say them, and then later in life, when words are actually required we are too proud or scared to let them come. This is all just a first superficial post and I promise more later....right now I have some finals to study for!
3 comments:
Erin, thank you for getting this party started!
I can't wait to see the movie. It's supposed to come out either this upcoming weekend or the next here in Omaha. We'll have to all go see it when it does - I know that you and Jamie are not averse to seeing a movie multiple times in the theatre. I have a feeling that this may be the movie to start the reversal of my feelings toward Keira Knightley (see Kate Winslet and Michelle Williams as past examples of this phenomenon). I can definitely picture her as Cecilia...probably because I saw a trailer for the film before I started reading the novel. When you have the images of those actors/characters with you, it's hard to erase them from your memory while reading the book.
I'm trying to think if there has been another book that I've read in order to beat the movie based on it coming out. I feel like there has been another case like this, but I can't remember. Does anyone else have any examples of reading a book in order to beat seeing it onscreen?
I read "Cold Mountain" before the movie came out and I was pleasantly surprised because a lot of the imagery from the book translated onto film. The characters, especially Ada, were not physically like how they were described in the book, but that of course usually is the case with adaptation.
Erin, I also like how that photo has absolutely nothing to do with your post.
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