So very much. And then I gave myself whiplash by watching Spirited Away (2001) with another friend about six hours later. I loved it also, of course, especially the no-faced spirit, but the two movies are not exactly on the same tonal wavelength . . .
That's why no one should ever be forced to stay IN that state, let alone for 250 years (or so) at a time...
Is that how old Eli is? I guessed at the least a hundred and fifty, and probably more, but of course it's never clarified.
I read the book after seeing the film, and was very interested by the ways in which the two deviate
Would you recommend the book? I am inclined to read it simply because I loved the film—a tactic which just worked spectacularly with A Room with a View—but I assume there are substantial differences. The film feels more like a short story or a novella.
very specific details, a terrible fairytale with Gilles de Rais overtones, though possibly dating to the 1700s rather than the 1430s
I can see that.
I like lacunae generally, so the lack of explicit explanations works really well for me
Yes. I loved how much the film did not explain itself; either Oskar will figure it out, or the audience will, or it doesn't matter.
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So very much. And then I gave myself whiplash by watching Spirited Away (2001) with another friend about six hours later. I loved it also, of course, especially the no-faced spirit, but the two movies are not exactly on the same tonal wavelength . . .
That's why no one should ever be forced to stay IN that state, let alone for 250 years (or so) at a time...
Is that how old Eli is? I guessed at the least a hundred and fifty, and probably more, but of course it's never clarified.
I read the book after seeing the film, and was very interested by the ways in which the two deviate
Would you recommend the book? I am inclined to read it simply because I loved the film—a tactic which just worked spectacularly with A Room with a View—but I assume there are substantial differences. The film feels more like a short story or a novella.
very specific details, a terrible fairytale with Gilles de Rais overtones, though possibly dating to the 1700s rather than the 1430s
I can see that.
I like lacunae generally, so the lack of explicit explanations works really well for me
Yes. I loved how much the film did not explain itself; either Oskar will figure it out, or the audience will, or it doesn't matter.