When the movie started I was confused. Why is the movie in color? Why is she in the airport? Is this a different telling of the story? Well it turns out Marjane decided to tell the story a little differently. I expected some things to be cut from the book but I was really surprised by the pace of the film. Usually when comic books/graphic novels are shot into movies you expect the speed of things to be much quicker because what one page is in a book is 10-15 seconds shot on film. Because we had just finished the book it felt very awkward and rushed for most of the scenes. It was my first time experiencing this situation (reading a book then watching the movie directly after). The resulting effect left a bad taste because I felt what happened in the book wasn't as well represented by the film.
Although I felt the story was rushed I think part of this was due to the direction of the film. Maybe there were lots of restrictions placed on the script because the film company was shooting for a certain rating. Maybe the film didn't have a big enough budget, or the script wasn't rewritten and reviewed enough times. I still think it was a good film, better than a lot of movies I have seen. The film might have also not been directed towards people who have read the book, especially those who just finished reading it. Maybe watching the film would encourage someone to read the book instead and get a wider view on the entire story. Book adaptations are generally plagued with production issues because the director has to appeal to the readers and try and include as much of the story as they can but also appeal to the production studios and executives and make something marketable to the general public. Overall I liked the book more than the film but I believe thats what most people say after seeing a book to film adaption. Also I have to say the animation was really well done and I would definitely watch something animated in the same style.
Zachar Lewkowicz
-post 9 June 23-
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