Beautiful movie adaption of a beautiful book

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2009)

First off I loved reading the book. When I read the book I was about 16 years old, we read it in German class. None of my classmates really liked it, they were all just laughing about its sexual content, but to me, it was a brilliant book. Mainly because I used to have a friend named Hannah, so I always had to think about her when reading the novel. I looked into the book deeper than my peers. To me it was an interesting story, not just about sex and the Nazi regime, but about justice and love. The tragic ending made it even better to me and I remember as if it was today, that before turning the page, i knew the outcome and it brought tears to my eyes.
To the movie: I think the movie adaption is very good. The actors play their role in a very believable way. It is as fascinating as the book, even though it was (of course, as every movie) shortened and some aspects that we decided in class were important, were left out. Nevertheless is it a touching story and just like the book it is absorbing. As always, the movie isn't as good as the novel. I believe many people agree with this general statement, no matter which book and which film. But this time I was very astonished how good this adaption really was. It is, even though some parts are missing, very close to the book and it has the same impact. It will make you think. This movie is definitely worth a watch.