Everything Is Illuminated

[layne67]

I've got the book and now I've got the dvd. What I don't have is the time :-(

To anyone who have both read the book and seen the movie, which one should I do first? I usually prefer reading the book first but from what I understand the movie doesn't follow the book much. Like The Da Vinci Code. Apparrently the movie is not so enjoyable if you've already read the book.

Comments

[shirebound]

I adored the movie, and have never read the book. In case that helps any!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Hee, the book has been languishing on my much-neglected bookshelves for months, gathering dust. I bought it because it has his pic on the cover :-)

[wynterhawk.livejournal.com]

I heard that there was a lot of things left out of the movie. It all depends on what you're watching the movie for, you know? ;)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Heh, I know exactly what you mean ;-DD

[sophinisba]

I read the book before seeing the movie because I usually like to do things that way, but in this case I don't think seeing the movie first would get in the way of your enjoying the book. There is a TON of stuff in the book that's left out of the movie, and some really important things are changed, so watching the movie first wouldn't really take away the surprise of the other. IN other words, go with whatever order you like!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I usually prefer reading the book first too but well, this is Elijah, you know. The screencaps from that movie are all over LJ you know and I am dying to find out what that sunflower is all about :-)

[elenya54.livejournal.com]

I read the book first. It's hard going in places, but worth the effort. There are parts in the book that were very intense and haunted my thoughts. I was disappointed that the film had changed things so much towards the end. To me, the film messed up the whole grandfather storyline. When I explained the book version to the friends I saw the film with, their reaction was, "well, *that* makes a lot more sense!".

It's impossible to know what I would have thought of the film if I'd seen it first, but I'm glad I read the book before I saw the film.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It's hard going in places, but worth the effort

Heh, after The Silmarillion, ( which I still haven't finished yet ) I feel that I can take on any book :-)

Hmm, the book is not that thick and anyway I cant get to the TV nowadays with the World Cup still on ( sorry about England hon ) so I guess I'll probably read the book first.

Thanks!

[irmystica.livejournal.com]

READ the book 1st! It made me laugh and cry. I have the DVD too, which unfortunately is screwed up on the audio part. i can only hear the background music. Bah.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Never, ever buy a pirated one when it comes to Elijah!! Unless, you really really couldn't find it anywhere of course. That happened to me quite often, very loud music with hardly audible dialogue. Really spoiled The Constant Gardener for me and I really love Ralph Fiennes. Or was it Liam Neeson? I'm always confusing those two.

[irmystica.livejournal.com]

But i bought the original!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Just checked mine. Seems okay. You didn't get the shop to replace yours with another?

[irmystica.livejournal.com]

Bought it at SunwayPyramid and i was too excited to check it 1st. To go back there is too far for me. Gah.

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

I honestly think you should read the book first, Layne. That way you will be able to understand things happening in the movie. My! But the book is so hillarious! Oh, but then it's so sad too. :'(

Enjoy!!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Hee, if you dont see me around at LJ for more than a day later on, you'll know where I am :-)

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Oh. So when you're with Elijah, you will forget us. Hmh!

LOL!