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There were parts that I liked and disliked about both, but what I was "hoping for" in the book was something along the lines of the local cops picking her up for murder and that was what caused the husband's superior to "find out" that he put out an APB on his wife. (I read way too many thrillers, I think!) I think I will explore that idea in my own work tho. :)
I read the book first, so I was a little sceptical how the movie will go. Like the Notebook, I enjoyed both the movie and book, although I will still choose the book over the movie, anytime. :)I do agree with Ally that the plot of "first-degree murder" was interesting, but the movie did leave out a bit of details and story plot, especially on Josh's part. I thought the book gives the whole background as to Erin's past, how Katie's name was formed, Josh's feelings and Alex's role as a mother and father. The movie, I feel focuses a little too much on Katie and Alex (which is not that bad since this is after all a romance story), but too little on the background story.
I liked both the movie and the book. But, I did feel the story and the issues highlighted in the book were a little lost in the plot of the movie.
I agree about a lot of parts lacking in the movie. That's why I was so excited to have the book fill it all in. Movies never have all of the details. Must be hard on the one responsible for screen adaptation. Someone has to decide what goes and what stays!
I read the book first, I loved the book and wasn't sure how the movie was going to compare. The only other book that I read & watched was e last song which I thought resembled the book well. I found safe haven to be spotty in the movie on certain parts, also notice the little girls name Kristin was changed in the movie to Lexie even though all the other names stayed. I preferred the book over the movie. I enjoyed the background that was given in the book and felt the movie lacked sharing why Erin (Katie) left.
i love the book moooore than the movie because i find the book more details and exciting!
I just finished watching the movie after reading the book and as usual I MUCH preferred the book (don't get me wrong the movie was good) but I enjoyed the book a lot more it had more substance and a lot more background to the story. It bothered me as to how much things were changed and altered in the movie. I realize that they had to change some things to fit the book into a 2 hour movie however; I felt that they altered too much. This being said I must admit I preferred the Notebook movie over the book... the only other instance where I have preferred the movie over the book is Fried Green Tomatoes... I am going to watch The Last Song this weekend and after reading the book and yes bawling like a baby I shall see which of those I prefer the book or the movie.
It seems as if people like the story best in whichever media they first enjoyed in. I saw the movie first and liked it best because Julie Huff was one of my favorites on Dancing with the stars. I kept seeing her dancing in her little outfits. What moves. She was really something. Because I saw the movie first and therefor was surprised by the twist of the woman in the next cabin being a ghost. However I liked the way it was handled in the book better. I thought the progression of events in the book concerning the Husband more realistic too and I liked the way that was handled better.
I'm glad you can read English Toka. I don't do Arabic at all so I guess I'll have to live never know what you want to read next.
James wrote: "I'm glad you can read English Toka. I don't do Arabic at all so I guess I'll have to live never know what you want to read next."Well there are some Arabic books that are translated to English and many other languages, you'd enjoy reading them , of that i'm sure.
To tell you honestly, there were some parts from the movie that weren't actually in the book and also, there were a lot of revisions that the director made.. I'm so disappointed about the movie, seriously.. Whoever's the author, he should have based it on the actual book not by his own idea. 'twas an adaptation film ughhhh -_- still so annoyeddddddddd
I love Nicholas Sparks, but I have to say the book and movie reminded me too much of Sleeping with the Enemy, starring Julia Roberts. I have the movie but the book is still a 4 star in my ratings/
I, too, watched the film first, which I rarely do. But i knew it was a movie I wanted to watch and I had access to watch it before I even bought the book. I liked the film; but I did not like how rushed the ending felt. I like how the book told the ending - of Katie's husband tracking her down and being drunk, starting the fire, etc, etc. It felt more real in the book than the film. The depth of getting into her husband's thoughts, in the book, was also a highlight to the book vs the movie.
I saw the film first, twice, my husband took me to see it both times which was a shock. He doesn't like that type of movie and h enjoyed it. I didn't think that it was that far off from the book and enjoyed it. I didn't know the man chasing her was her husband until it was mentioned in the film. That got me.
I really did not like the movie. Why did they change the name of the little girl?
The book has 2 major sense the excellent & smart, and why she run away from him. Come on – “stab”
The fight for her and the kids life. The movie was not even excited. The book was huge.
The book is definitely better than the movie. However I did like the movie A Walk to Remember so much better than the book.
I like the book so much more... I feel like there was more depth and more conflict. The movie cut A LOT of not only the plot, but the characterization as well. In the movie, Katie/Erin didn't seem as emotionally distant, Alex obviously had no military/detective/interrogative experience like they had said in the book, they didn't give really any depth to kevin at all... I just did not like the movie. They tried to change it too much to fit the typical romance-y type story. which, I know, they were kind of trying to do but still. And another thought- Why on earth did they change Kristens name to Lexi??? Was there any reason? That confused me so much...
Nichole wrote: "I, too, watched the film first, which I rarely do. But i knew it was a movie I wanted to watch and I had access to watch it before I even bought the book. I liked the film; but I did not like how r..."I agree. The ended was so exciting in the book but it felt like they just squished the entire thing into one quick scene and called it a wrap.
I read the book first and only watched the film last night and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed both! The film differed from the book however I already knew what to expect as I knew about Katie's past. Anyway they where both brilliant!
I read the book first and was really excited to watch movie. but the movie was a total disappointment. the part where they make u suspect that Katie is a murderer is the only best part in the movie everything else is below ordinary. the way Kevin finds that how his wife got a social security number, the invisiblity of Jo in public, the way kevin searched for katie, the moment when katie thought that Jo wasnt real.............the movie would have been a blast if they would have sticked to book at these points
I read the book before the movie was even in production and as I watched the movie I felt that they changed too many important details from the book to the movie. Such as it was winter when Katie ran away. She didn't stab her husband and then run to her neighbors house. They cut out that she stopped in Pennsylvania before going to South Port. Kevin snooped through the Feldmans house for information while they were at a funeral and initially finding out that Erin had taken the social security card. The fire scene is completely different from the book as well. The moment when Katie realized that Jo wasn't real Among other major differences I did like the book well more than the movie and I would have enjoyed it more if they had kept to the books main points.
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For Safe Haven, I found the plot of the movie so much more interesting than the plot of the book. I liked the movie's plot (You suspect her of (justifiable) murder for better part of the movie, crooked cop cooks up "his" murder as a way to find her, etc.) and I think there is a lot to be explored in a book to support this plot. The book plot, however, was a typical battered woman on the run, one step ahead of the husband. It was still good, but I was disappointed in the book.
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