about a boy - movie vs novel
Tuesday, May. 28, 2002
about a boymovie vs. novel
why didn�t will give marcus a haircut?
(this kid�s crooked horrid haircut gave me the creeps throughout the entire movie�then he finally gets something done about it in the last scene and it still looks retched, although i do think this was true to the novel�i can�t recall�)
1. the mother�s hair was just as bad.
(do all english people have bad hair? wait�bran has great hair�.so why did they have bad hair in this movie?)
2. why didn�t will buy marcus some new damned clothes instead of �trainers�?
(thank you however for calling them �trainers� and sticking to the english tone of the novel�and the trueness of the novel, however you changed other stuff�why not let us see this cute kid look cute for once? and although i have sketchers and love em�that was the biggest attempt at commercialism i ever saw! good fucking grief!!)
3. why the exclusion of kurt cobain�s role in the novel?
(not that it matters much, but i liked kurt and �so why?)
overall i liked the movie, �bucky� liked the movie�.it was a decent family movie without any swearing or sex, and lots of laughs. but the book is better�..way better.
4. why hugh grant when the rest of the movie is relatively acted out by unkown actors and actresses? (not that i dislike hugh..just why not someone else? although i do like his new sleek look for this film�yummy�)
two little differences between the movie and book
the social suicide song
movie: killing me softly
book: both sides now
marcus' musical awakening
movie: mystikal
book: nirvana
mystical vs nirvana? hmm�
go buy the book while you can still get the cover that doesn�t have hugh grants mug on it and read something rather than watching it. nick hornby rules. i read this book about a year and a half ago and i�m glad i did.
oh and check out
http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/
he�s got a new book coming out! not that that has shit to do with this�