I have not read the book. The movie was... let's see. If it had not been for the title song I might not have got past the opening credits after having heard a few bad things about the Twilight books and the movie. I can sit through a movie just for the visuals if not for anything else. In fact, a bad story might be the right contrast for it. I got hooked in at the get go. Then the story settles into a neo-classical beauty and the beast formula with sufficient spin on it. What can I say? I liked the story too. I can't help but feel a minimalism in the drama and the acting which is refreshing, but it seems to have aggravated other people. I like the fact that it is a not a happily ever after, just a day that ended well, though I understand that it represents a series. The movie gets an undeserved rap by getting compared with the Harry Potter story. There is more than one fantasy out there and if this one has to be compared, it ought to be compared with the innumerable Vampire movies. This one is definitely among the top of that list for me, if not a few more. Now just to reassure myself, I will watch it again.
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I liked the colour of the filming - flat shadows but still lots of contrast.
Ditto!! And, i loved the entire series... however, as far as the cliche's go... the book is always more engrossing then the movie... i can play the visuals... anyways i like...!
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I liked the colour of the filming - flat shadows but still lots of contrast.
yes. That's it I think. The mood of the cloudy sky was omnipresent as a result...
and the scene in the tall trees and the constant slight drizzle.....
there was a contrast in the scale of things there... silently majestic.
Ditto!! And, i loved the entire series... however, as far as the cliche's go... the book is always more engrossing then the movie... i can play the visuals... anyways i like...!
p.s: he is a month old today, call sometime!
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