I've heard the movie was actually way better, can anyone verify/offer their opinion? One particular aspect that I loved about this movie was the northern feel- I live in sunny, miserable south florida. Also the warmth in the movie, as ironic as it is I felt how much the characters genuinely cared for one another, and i've never experienced christmas time with snow and I'm jewish technically. Are these aspects properly translated to the text?
share"Sunny, miserable South Florida".
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Can't answer your question but I did enjoy this movie more than the one Michael Chabon book I read: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Klay.
It's one of my favorite movies, & i'm rite in the middle of the book. It reads very easily, and is likewise very well-written. Very humorous in the same way that the script was written! Just as enjoyable, except that i know the ending...
The author uses his extensive vocablary in an extremely witty way ~ he sounds(reads) just like Michael Douglas' narrative, and has the exact same sense of humor.
The only thing that differed, or else i didn't take it the same way, was that Grady was struggling with how to tell Sara about the dog & sweater, rather than what to do about her pregnancy. In the scene in the greenhouse when he says "I want to be with you", he said it to soften the news of his snooping in Walter's safe & killing the dog, not because he really wanted her, as was my take from the film. So far in the book, Sara really wants to have the baby, but Tripp is somewhat hesitant about committing himself to another marriage & its responsiblities. But....i'm only halfway thru the book.
Also, in the book, his wife is Jewish & he's missing a major holiday with her family in April. There was minor contrast between Jewdaism & Catholocism, but it's not dealt with much. The snowstorms & ice make the movie appear to be taking place around feb or march. The snow in the parking lot of ho-jo's had to be real...and /Neil Young in the background, made it a great scene. some of the other snow looked faked tho.
I'll say that both the movie & book are equally great, each in their own way, but the book lasts longer, extending the enjoyment time! : >) : >
I thought the movie was much better than the book, which is unusual. It is one of my favorite movies. I love everything about it - the atmosphere, the characters, the way it is filmed, Michael Douglas, the rain, the snow, everything. The book is okay, but the movie is fantastic.
shareMe too Geranium! Just finished the book after wading thru it. I very much enjoyed the writing because it sounded just like Grady Tripp in the movie, but the film's better IMO, which is rare, for me anyway. the book does have more clever prose however.
But the storyline's better in the movie. I didn't care for Emily or her family which was all but eliminated, a smart move by the writer of the screenplay. Likewise, Tripp's preference for Sara over Hanna was significant in the movie. in the book, he's hot for Hanna, even somewhat in love with her.
I've always liked Michael Douglas, & this is my favorite of all his characters. The part seems to fit him like a glove. He made Grady a much more likable person, and Robt Downey Jr was likewise perfectly suited to his part. An excellent movie that i never tire of watching whenever it's on. : >): >