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There are exceptions. I found The Martian's movie much more entertaining than the book (I've read the book before the movie came out). The book felt like a shor
by haolez 5y ago
There are exceptions. I found The Martian's movie much more entertaining than the book (I've read the book before the movie came out). The book felt like a shore most of the time.
- darkerside 5y agoI felt the opposite. The movie was like a Cliffs Notes for the book.
- udbhavs 5y agopeople usually prioritize entertainment over information density when it comes to movies
- pferde 5y agoI thoroughly enjoyed both, each for what it is.
- darkerside 5y agoCurious, did you read the book or watch the movie first?
- pferde 5y agoI watched the movie, then I read the book.
- philsnow 5y agoThe book felt almost like a screenplay to me; I suspected when I read it that it would make a solid movie. Also you can go into more technical detail in a book than you can in a film, and maybe detail wasn't important to the plot of the Martian, but I felt book-Mark's desperation a lot more clearly because of how difficult it would be for me to be clear-headed enough to think through everything that was necessary to stay alive.