The movie is even better after reading the book...

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2012)

I saw the movie before reading the book.After I saw the movie I quickly read the trilogy. I must say the movie is even better after reading the book. that's not something I can say very often.
To be honest watching a movie first and learning the characters first of course colors the persons when you read the book. Is like you have idea how they look. So that's a plus. But the characters and atmosphere in the movie are true to the book. I truly appreciate how they are able to portray the subtleties of the book in the movie.
It's a great story and it will only get better in the following books. So go for the movie. The ranking is really to low.
One thing I never understood how this movie is just pg 13. It shows a massacre of young children that's quite disturbing to me. I have read the trilogy and this story is just the tip of the ice berg. But why is sex unacceptable for pg13, but violence as shown is acceptable. Maybe the civilization in the books/ movie is closer to us than we would want.