Justine Ohlrich answers “Hey guys did you like the book or the movie?”

Isaiah Jackson asked this question about The Invention of Hugo Cabret:

Hey guys did you like the book or the movie?

Justine Ohlrich I like both. There are some differences between them - some changes I like, some I don't, and some I'm neutral about. I can understand why they took o…moreI like both. There are some differences between them - some changes I like, some I don't, and some I'm neutral about. I can understand why they took out the epilogue-ish part in the movie, but I really liked how that finished off the book.

The addition of the station inspector character subplot, I may question, however. I felt the addition of a comedic character wasn't the best decision - although I can understand why this was done also, because its demographic is families, after all.

I was really impressed with how accurately the characters were translated to the screen though. The casting is excellent - the actors actually resemble Selznick's beautiful drawings.(less)

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