The Movie: Missing Scenes

[Laura]

The Vow was a quick read, even though I tried to stretch it out. I was curious how Hollywood would depict so many scenes from the book, especially since Hollywood does not like to disfigure its stars with the kinds of injuries Kim suffered (the nose).

Which scenes were you hoping to see?

[Annabel]

the agony of Kim seeing his wife on the car and trying to pull her outside. How he struggle while travelling when his Dad drive him to the hospital where Krickett sent. Plus their second wedding.
But it is truly understandable, it is INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS instead of BASED ON THE STORY OF.. which we always got...

[Annabel]

i did cry hard when i was reading their story, feelings that i never had in the movie... i think better to see the movie first then read the book so you will not get disappointed when you watch the movie.

[Laura]

Bheng927 wrote: "i did cry hard when i was reading their story, feelings that i never had in the movie... i think better to see the movie first then read the book so you will not get disappointed when you watch the..."

One of my friends said she planned to read after watching the movie so she wouldn't be disappointed. I've always done it the other way. I'm afraid I wouldn't want to read after having watched a disappointing movie.

[Kristen]

I would have liked to see, like, anything from the real story. They took the tiniest part to base the movie on and left out/changed everything that made the story amazing.

[Laura]

Kristen wrote: "I would have liked to see, like, anything from the real story. They took the tiniest part to base the movie on and left out/changed everything that made the story amazing."

Well, she did lose her memory in a car accident..... That's about it.

[Kristen]

lol, yes, that's true. But lots of people have lost their memories before. That's not anywhere near as amazing a story without all the other things that happened to Kim and Krickett. Like the fact that the doctors gave her less than 1% chance of even surviving. Or that she should have died from like 2 or 3 other fatal complications that miraculously righted themselves. Or the fact that after surviving, she should have been a vegetable for the rest of her life. Or the people that just 'happened' to be there at the right time. Or the part that I thought made the story really amazing - that they never got divorced. That because their vows meant so much to them that even though she didn't even remember it, they chose to fall in love again and because of that choice they have a really strong marriage today.

[Rebecca]

all these comments almost make me not want to watch the movie, or at least to watch it without trying to compare to the book, because the book was amazing and touching.

[Kristen]

As just a feel-good movie, it's alright. But it's not like the book really at all.