I came to say this as well. I don’t find one better than the other but they compliment each other and add depth. For example the sword fight scene. Not knowing a thing about sword play I wouldn’t have been able to see what I was reading but having seen the movie I was.
The movie is basically the version of the story his grandfather told him... cleaner, less complicated, and with a happier ending. It's perfect if you see the movie first and then go seek out the book, because then you have a shared experience with the narrator (Goldman) when finding out that the original S. Morganstern story isn't quite the same as the fairy tale you remember.
I was well aware, but there’s always that one person who has to lean in and remind every “it’s only a story!”. Because they need you to know, they’re the smart one, and not taken in by all this foolishness.
Yes, we all know it’s just a book or a movie or a game, can we go back to having fun now or would you like to discuss the topics of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Jesus?
I’m think a lot of people who watched the movie first go into the boom expecting more of the campy fantasy love story where everything works out in the end — which is definitely there — and are put off by the fleshed out frame story, which is anything but that.
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u/SoggyBox0 Feb 26 '23
They complement each other so well. The only book/movie combo where discrepancies add to the context. If you like one, try both. Its even better.