Agreed. Visually and as far as atmosphere goes, it's a triumph. I look forward to many many beautiful vids.
Yes! That stuff was so fun! So clever, a lot of thought went into it.
Yeah. I think that's why I'm ultimately not as thrilled with it as you are, but I also know that it would be impossible to satisfy me on that front! It's not the filmmakers' fault! It's like... I'll take what they give me. I could list three million things I would add/change etc... like I said, comparing EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME - 'Oh, you chose to emphasise THAT part of the conversation, interesting. I always thought the point of it was [insert whatever]'. But it basically does as much as it can, and I have the rest in my head anyway.
LOL! YES! (I really like Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, but I also feel like she was waaaaaay too emotional, even more so than Paul. I don't know how you would fix that on film though!) THIS. This is possibly my only main problem with the acting/directing. I have no idea why they made her so emotional, it's WEIRD. Surely they could have shown that in another way? She's one of the most badass characters in the whole thing, and trained to shield her emotions, so IDK.
You have really inspired me to do a reread. I haven't read it in at least a decade, and I'm a completely different person now with a completely different view of the world, so I think it's time to revisit. YAY! *claps* It's funny, because clearly some things have not aged well, but the homophobia is thankfully not really central to the story. ;)
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I look forward to many many beautiful vids.
Yes! That stuff was so fun!
So clever, a lot of thought went into it.
Yeah. I think that's why I'm ultimately not as thrilled with it as you are, but I also know that it would be impossible to satisfy me on that front! It's not the filmmakers' fault!
It's like... I'll take what they give me. I could list three million things I would add/change etc... like I said, comparing EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME - 'Oh, you chose to emphasise THAT part of the conversation, interesting. I always thought the point of it was [insert whatever]'. But it basically does as much as it can, and I have the rest in my head anyway.
LOL! YES! (I really like Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, but I also feel like she was waaaaaay too emotional, even more so than Paul. I don't know how you would fix that on film though!)
THIS. This is possibly my only main problem with the acting/directing. I have no idea why they made her so emotional, it's WEIRD. Surely they could have shown that in another way? She's one of the most badass characters in the whole thing, and trained to shield her emotions, so IDK.
You have really inspired me to do a reread. I haven't read it in at least a decade, and I'm a completely different person now with a completely different view of the world, so I think it's time to revisit.
YAY! *claps* It's funny, because clearly some things have not aged well, but the homophobia is thankfully not really central to the story. ;)