PG-13 -- 125 min. -- IMDB
I have to say I was hoping that this movie was going to be good. I'm a big fan of the book and I could only wish that the movie-makers could capture the essence of the film and much more. I wasn't disappointed.
Sure they changed quite of bit of the book in this film, but all the changes were for the better. I didn't care so much about little things like hair color. The way that is styled makes you forget about those kind of things. I liked how there was more shown from the perspective of the Seekers. It showed the the humans were in more trouble than the book led you to believe. The sacrifices that were made by the humans felt so much more real. I was even surprised by a couple of things.
I liked the way that Wanderer (Wanda) and Melanie conversed. It makes sense to have a voice-over to do the job. I was nervous that I was going to hate this part of the movie. Everything is her Wanda/Melanie's head in the book and so to see this done so well was nice. I think most of this was accomplished due to Saoirse Ronan. She was able to play both of them really well. She does a great job.
I also like that the movie has a little bit more background to Melanie. You get to see more of her past with her family and how she met Jared. Seeing more of their relationship helped to seal that the two of them are really in love. And speaking of love, that was another part I was nervous about. Seeing Wanda and Ian develop their relationship. I think it worked really well. There was some serious struggle between the two ladies about this. And seeing Ian soften up helped.
This movie is a lot of fun to watch. I just wish I could write more about it, unfortunately it has been some time since I saw it in the theatre. But you should go see it. It's a ton of fun.
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