Nick and Norah
This is the third time I’ve mentioned Nick and Norah.
But anyway, after I saw the movie, I bought the book. I got the version WITHOUT the Michael Cera/Kat Dennings cover so I can lie to people and tell them that I had the book before I saw the movie.
Holy crap, the book was COMPLETELY different than the movie. Now, I loved the movie. I also loved the book. But there is tons of stuff in the book that didn’t happen in the movie, and tons of stuff in the movie that didn’t happen in the book. Honestly, I think this is a first in movie adaptations: The movie is as good as the book but barely relates to it. I mean, the plot is the same, but there are giant plot points in the book that were completely changed for the movie, and replaced with OTHER giant plot points.
I think it’s because the book relies on a two-person first-person narrative. You can’t really do that with a movie because you can’t see what the characters are thinking. Also, the movie would have been about four hours long if it had stuck to the book.
Whatever. It’s like there are two Nick and Norahs to enjoy, so everything works out in the end. It’s a damn good thing the movie was so good, though, because if it sucked after making so many changes to the book, I would have been pissed.
Now, here is a completely unrelated but humorous image.
