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Originally Posted by Janet
I haven't rewatched the movie since I read the book because I've been worried about being disappointed. I agree the the book is fantastic, one of the best I've ever read. The main characters take Born to Run as a bit of a theme song and the first time I heard it on the radio after reading it, many months after, I started to well up a bit. Haven't even tried to listen to the song all the way through since. It's definitely a book that stays with you.
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Indeed. I enjoyed the movie for what it was able to depict. Again, for the tangent and
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For example, the "bad guy" is very interestingly acted in the movie since he never speaks. But it is a bit contrived. In the book he is a "class leader," with his own gang of sycophants, who is simply amoral. I would have like to see that done. Also, the book has a great murder where said character fools someone stalking him to stay in a zone that will become a "no-go."
The movie did depict one of the best stories: "the evil girl" who was molested--basically rented out by her alcoholic mother. The movie depicts her isolation in school very well, I think. As she sort of says, "I was sick of losing."
The book can obviously go deeper into character backgrounds and motivations so as the bodies literally pile up, they are not just names. The movie did the best it could with that. I particularly liked the portrayal of the first kid to start killing people--the fat class outcast who simply assumed everyone would try to kill him!
--J.D.