tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post2091359737140558422..comments2023-11-02T04:41:22.752-05:00Comments on Anita's Edge: First Time: Watching the Movie Before Reading the Book.Anita Saxenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-12297887106193651632015-08-02T09:31:07.236-05:002015-08-02T09:31:07.236-05:00I'm getting farther along in the audio book an...I'm getting farther along in the audio book and I'm seeing that the movie's plot is far more different than I thought. So yeah, the book is feeling completely different than the movie. But I'm still enjoying it!Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-82763585811849581072015-07-28T10:14:33.907-05:002015-07-28T10:14:33.907-05:00I think books can get away with things like that. ...I think books can get away with things like that. They can work on perspective and delve deeper internally. Movies are all external with internal only implied. I think The Great Gatsby always had trouble becoming a film because the main character was not the one driving the story. I think Laz did an excellent recent adaptation of it that worked because of style rather than actual good movie structure. <br /><br />When you finish the book you'll have to let us know if the book felt completely different from the movie.Optional Delusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048436180895270792noreply@blogger.com