Movie V. Book

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2007)

Let's start with the good points of the movie: -Leonardo DiCaprio (duh) -Beautiful island, waterfall, beach, longhouse.
But I do hate this movie for ruining the book. They changed the plot too much, and all-in-all I don't really mind that too much. But they completely missed the point of the book, and the filming didn't show any of the mystery atmosphere that I felt when I read the book. The only good idea in the filming department that I saw was how they showed Richard's game of picking dope as a computer game. But I was disappointed about how Mr. Duck played a very small role in the movie, and his accent stopped me from actually understanding a single word he was saying (DVD had no subtitles). And another big disappointment- they completely missed out Jed, one of the main characters! But, I guess, this movie would seem better to me if I hadn't read the book first. I kept comparing the two which distracted me from enjoying it. Conclusion: The movie is watchable, but the book is so much better. The film-makers wanted to make the movie more 'Hollywood' (love affairs, overdramatised action scenes, etc.) and ended up twisting the plot too much and missed the actual point and atmosphere of the book.