I went to the movies tonight with some of the girls from book club A. Movies on a Tuesday? Oh yes!! The theater offers a 'stimulus package' of $1 popcorn and $1 drinks on Tuesdays. I think we'll start going more often. Anyway, we went to see The Time Traveler's Wife since we had just read the book and were really looking forward to seeing how they made such a different story into a movie. We were not disappointed. The movie jumped right in, showing an important part of Henry's life as a 6 year old and then switching in the next scene to a 28 year old Henry meeting Claire. Despite these early variations from the novel, the movie is mostly true to the story. Any changes are not major enough to disappoint fans of the book (compared to The Bourne Identity trilogy), and at the end of the movie, you get the same closure despite the slightly different ending. Don't worry, by slightly different, I just mean setting, not completely different story line!
I was thoroughly impressed with how well this book was transformed into a movie. A true book lover, I rarely like the movie more, but I have to admit, this was on par with how great the novel was. I'm so glad Hollywood was able to take a wonderful book and make a wonderful movie without giving it a 'Hollywood' ending or making completely unnecessary changes that affect the plot (again Bourne Trilogy, Angels and Demons, even New Moon of the Twilight series). These books are on best-seller lists for a reason, don't mess with a recipe that works!!! It was a truly enjoyable night out with the girls!
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