Having read the book quite recently the essence of it, as I perceived it, is still fresh. I would rate the book an 8/10 - I truly enjoyed and respected it, but I am not a hardcore fan.
That being said, the main pylons of its plot are all here, in the movie, but the way they are presented and put together feels... wrong, the message is watered down. It loses its spark of genius, it lacks its original depth - which is highly ironic as depth of feeling is one of the main themes.
The book was a multi-faceted pondering on what makes us human, whilst the movie is more like a spoon fed adequately-acted pleasantly-displayed conclusion. All the same elements are there and the elements are beautiful on their own, of course, but they didn't elevate nor meet the material provided, instead they made it a cheesy simplistic version of itself.
With a different adaptation watching this movie really could have been, should have been a memorable experience.🙃 Safe to say this was not.
That being said, the main pylons of its plot are all here, in the movie, but the way they are presented and put together feels... wrong, the message is watered down. It loses its spark of genius, it lacks its original depth - which is highly ironic as depth of feeling is one of the main themes.
The book was a multi-faceted pondering on what makes us human, whilst the movie is more like a spoon fed adequately-acted pleasantly-displayed conclusion. All the same elements are there and the elements are beautiful on their own, of course, but they didn't elevate nor meet the material provided, instead they made it a cheesy simplistic version of itself.
With a different adaptation watching this movie really could have been, should have been a memorable experience.🙃 Safe to say this was not.