On Jan 18, 10:10 pm, "Ryan P." <rpa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> I understand that its difficult to adapt such a nuanced novel to a
> feature-length film. However, there were several im****tant pieces left
> out that would make the whole story confusing to those who hadn't read
> the books. I have to agree that they would have been better off not
> trying to cram the entire book into one 90 minute feature.
>
> Perhaps the entire movie could have benefited with a more detailed
> prologue that gave more background.
True, but I would say that this movie is made for people who already
know the books. Even with a more detailed prologue, the movie would
still be too sketchy regarding plot and characters for those
unfamiliar with DL to appreciate it fully. But if they only had
covered the first half of the book, it could have worked. The problem
is, even for those of us who know the story intimately, the movie
suffers from trying to tell it of the whole novel in 90 minutes.
Morten
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