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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 1735992" data-attributes="member: 96">Don't let it.&nbsp; In fact, expunge the movie from your mind as much as possible.&nbsp; The TV series is what Whedon wanted to do all along, the movie got Hollywoodized.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wow.&nbsp; I'm surprised at how many people said this.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;I usually regard the movie as a great example of what to do when adapting a novel to the big screen.&nbsp; It is faithful to the story where it can be and abandons the things that wouldn't work in the new medium.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, it helps that Goldman wrote the screenplay as well as the book.&nbsp;&nbsp;That said, TPB is one of my three favorite books (along with The Hobbit and Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart).&nbsp; The movie was a great fairytale, but the book added another layer to be enjoyed.&nbsp; For me the little asides about what was excised and why were as enjoyable as the main story- maybe because I've read novels like Les Miserables which are exactly the sort of thing he's parodying.&nbsp; And reading it after seeing the movie was akin to the experience Goldman supposedly had when first reading the unabridged Morganstern.&nbsp; Those extra levels made the book more complex, more mature and ultimately - in my case at least - more enjoyable.&nbsp;&nbsp;J</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 1735992, member: 96"] Don't let it. In fact, expunge the movie from your mind as much as possible. The TV series is what Whedon wanted to do all along, the movie got Hollywoodized. Wow. I'm surprised at how many people said this. I usually regard the movie as a great example of what to do when adapting a novel to the big screen. It is faithful to the story where it can be and abandons the things that wouldn't work in the new medium. Of course, it helps that Goldman wrote the screenplay as well as the book. That said, TPB is one of my three favorite books (along with The Hobbit and Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart). The movie was a great fairytale, but the book added another layer to be enjoyed. For me the little asides about what was excised and why were as enjoyable as the main story- maybe because I've read novels like Les Miserables which are exactly the sort of thing he's parodying. And reading it after seeing the movie was akin to the experience Goldman supposedly had when first reading the unabridged Morganstern. Those extra levels made the book more complex, more mature and ultimately - in my case at least - more enjoyable. J [/QUOTE]

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