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Chataboutgames t1_itscjqx wrote

This novel fucking haunts me. The movie was good too, not entirely sure about a TV shoe as a structure but I’m game to give it a go

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MisterBeebo t1_itsm3yo wrote

Agreed. TV boots provide ankle support and a better structure overall.

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AshgarPN t1_itur0k3 wrote

>TV boots provide ankle support and a better structure

What about reboots?

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mytoemytoe t1_itusl1o wrote

Resident Evil boots? Only if they’re the old kind where you have to turn first before you advance forward

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AbbieNormal t1_ittk6cg wrote

Right there with you!
Before the movie, I'd read the book with no idea about plot/anything except "by the Remains Of the Day" author.

FUCKING WRECKED by the last chapters. (Beautifully done obv, 100% do rec reading for anyone who hasn't, just... wow & oof.)

Can def see TV working better then the film, because the slow reveals & character-building events almost felt underdeveloped in the film, vs the book. A limited series would allow similar plot points to be appropriately devastating, beautiful, poignant, all the things—more fully & deliberately.

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geoman2k t1_itv9kt0 wrote

Honestly I thought the story was too thin even for a feature length movie... It has been a long time since I watched it but I remember that I more or less guessed where it was headed by the end of the first act and then the rest was kinda boring waiting for it all to unfold. I have a hard time seeing how this depressing story that hinges almost entirely on one twist will work as a multi-episode series.

Maybe there's more to the book though.

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YoYoMoMa t1_itv9zyw wrote

The movie was so damn good.

But this doesn't seem like a good setup for a show, unless it is a limited series (or it goes in a completely different direction).

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enelyaisil t1_ittq6vj wrote

I can’t use the word complete without associating it with death since I read the novel

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TheShoddyMiner t1_itvrz0s wrote

I read it 15 years ago and had to immediately give it away not because it was so good ( because it was) but because it caused real heart ache and I knew i would never be able to read it again, it haunts me too!!

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