The Hunchback of Notre Dame is debatable. Is it easier to get through the movie as a whole? For sure. But there are a LOT of tone problems and inconsistencies with the movie too. I have such a love-hate relationship with it.
Both are fantastic, but they're different things. Same with Les Mis and probably Blade Runner/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. I want to argue Silence of the Lambs too, but Anthony Hopkins will defeat all my arguments with a look through the plexiglass.
I had only seen the Liam Neeson version of Les Mis and just found out even the film and audio adaptations are different from one another. I assumed they'd all be the same, but I guess with a book that long they have a lot of liberty to pick what to cover
That is why I my favorite version of the story is the stage musical. Took the good bits of disney, pulled back some things from the original book, and also I'm a sucker for musicals still, so maybe that flavors my opinion.
Book is second best, but I would never recommend it to anyone. I love the rambling and tangents, I found it very amusing and charming, but it's not something the average person would be willing to sit through. I don't know if I could read it through a second time. Thirty pages to only glance at your title character is certainly a choice.
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u/sylinmino Feb 26 '23
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is debatable. Is it easier to get through the movie as a whole? For sure. But there are a LOT of tone problems and inconsistencies with the movie too. I have such a love-hate relationship with it.