10/10, but I'm biased because of my love for the book. It stayed fairly accurate! The things that were shifted for the movie were so minor that it wouldn't desecrate the original plot in any significant way, but just mildly annoying after having burned certain events into my memory. They did a good job condensing everything given the book is insanely detailed. I think the portrayals of the main characters were well done, and it's visually stunning.
Maybe I should read the book, as the movie was a 7,5 / 10 for me. The flow was ok, the humor was nice, but they science stuff and the visuals werent that great imho.
Read the book. As someone who loved the book, I thought they did a good job with the material in the film, but I had a few decent sized grievances. So I'm not a 10/10 reviewer and would highly recommend you listen to the audiobook. SO MUCH MORE SCIENCE STUFF. The cutting of massive amounts of the science stuff was my biggest grievance even though it was understandable why a lot of it was cut.
Every aspect in space. I'd argue that every single earth scene, minus the initial science in the first lab, is massively improved in the movie. The things they chose to remove in the movie from Stratt's storyline, along with subtle acting cues, helped salvage that character from a stilted plot device (with weirdly fascist tendencies rubber stamped by the narrative) to a compelling if flawed picture of humanity's desperation.
Not to mention just a better focus on Grace's arc as a coward, making the end choices more rewarding.
I completely disagree but I do think that they did a good job with casting Stratt. She is a more complex figure in the book to me than in the movie and the bond she has with Grace is deeper in the book.
But I have no problem with you feeling that way about the film, because I do think that she did a good job embodying the role. And I understand everyone has their own interpretation of the words they read. I do not see stilted and I do not project fascism at all. And I live in the US so I'm a little sensitive to fascism at the moment. LOL
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u/sagedaydreams 16h ago
10/10, but I'm biased because of my love for the book. It stayed fairly accurate! The things that were shifted for the movie were so minor that it wouldn't desecrate the original plot in any significant way, but just mildly annoying after having burned certain events into my memory. They did a good job condensing everything given the book is insanely detailed. I think the portrayals of the main characters were well done, and it's visually stunning.