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I really shouldn't watch the movie after reading the book...
Theodore 2022-03-23 09:02:52
After reading the book, I was full of thoughts on how the book should be adapted into a movie. When reading the book, there are many chapters that I did not carefully sink into, but once I read them all, the whole book forms an impression in my mind. A whole story and a certain emotion doesn't begin until the end of the last paragraph. The movie is not, the movie has not done too many adaptations, and the emotions in it may really only be achieved by novels. On that rock, Quill grabbed Weefey's feet so stiffly.
Extended Reading
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Petal Bear: Look, it's no good. Find yourself a girlfriend.
Quoyle: I don't want a girlfriend, I want you.
Petal Bear: [shrugs] Your funeral.
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Agnis: Takes a year, nephew - full turn of the calendar to get over losin' someone. That's a true saying. The move will help, you'll see. No place on earth could be better than the place your people came from. Smell that clean northern sea?
Quoyle: I'm not a water person.
Agnis: At least the girl is.
Quoyle: I hope we're doing the right thing, Agnis.
Agnis: Thought I'd never come back here. But the older you get - there's an ache, a pull. Something you gotta figure out. Like you're piece in a puzzle.