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Was anyone else just let down by it?

posted 9 years ago by u0877164
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Were they're a lot of users like myself that loved the book and was anxiously waiting to see how they would faithfully make it; only to be disappointed walking out of the theater because it just felt watered down or maybe because there was very little chance of the film being able to fully capture the beautiful and flawless narrative of Laura Hillenbrand. I think my biggest problem with it (and I wanted to love the movie as much as the book) was the portrayal of "The Bird." He was so amazingly/disturbingly captured in the book, and watching him come across in the movie was just so dissapointing how he came off too nuanced. I also wish Jolie and the Coens would have brought in even more of the book and his PTSD and finding his faith into the story. I think they could have made the movie even better. I really wanted to like it, it showed how much love and respect Angelina Jolie had for Louis Zamperini; think was I just hoping for more. Was anyone else disappointed by this adaptation?

[–] Speeed (193) 5 years ago

Yeah, I think it's fair to compare a movie with the book it's based on. There have been very good adaptions to the screen but unfortunately this one wasn't and was a a bit of a let down.

The movie wasn't that bad, but the book was riveting and hard to put down. The details in the book were what kept you glued to it.

For example: Hitler being impressed with his performance and talking to him through one of his officers a few seats away; smoking cigarettes when he was 5; the intense daily battles with the sharks; the chance meeting of a possible Japanese spy while at university whom he would meet later which may have saved his life etc.

I rated this book as one of the best I've read in the last couple of years. I really do recommend it. The movie wasn't that bad but it doesn't grip you by the heart like the book does.