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Very unfaitfull to the book, but otherwise an ok movie...(spoilers)

posted 16 years ago by mladenilic
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But come on, Atlantis!?!
There was really no need to add that..
The original story offered so much, yet they had to add a female companion, Saknussem's relative, a goose ?!? (although I must admit the goose was cool) and **Atlantis**?

On the other hand they left out a lot of things. They haven't even explained why there was a sky over the ocean even though there is a great (scientific) explanation in the book, made by Jules Verne.

If I haven't read the book I would probably find this to be an excellent movie.

Read the book! It's a masterpiece! And Jules Verne is one of the best writers in human history, so I suggest for you all to try and read some of his books, I guarantee, you'll be fascinated...

[–] haristas 16 years ago

I read the book years ago, but I don't recall the explanation for the sky above the underground ocean. Can you tell me?

[–] pavel-959-574618 10 years ago

I don't think there was a sky over the subterranean sea, it looked like a huge domed roof above (a matte painting) it's easier to see in some scenes than others, depending on the screen resolution.

And of course, a faithful adaptation of the book would have made a better movie... about 40 hours long. ;)

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