I was so blown away by the concept once I realized what it was actually about. The guy wrote a children's book--a 21st century children's book--about a silent filmmaker from turn of the century France. WHO DOES THAT?
The movie is wonderful. I think I might prefer the movie to the book; the kids are nicer to each other in the movie. There's more communicating about what they're trying to do, rather than continuing to lie and steal stuff from each other once I thought they'd made friends. That bugged me a little to be honest. You should definitely watch it.
ETA: Haven't read The Marvels yet, but it is on my list.
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Date: 2016-04-20 02:41 am (UTC)The movie is wonderful. I think I might prefer the movie to the book; the kids are nicer to each other in the movie. There's more communicating about what they're trying to do, rather than continuing to lie and steal stuff from each other once I thought they'd made friends. That bugged me a little to be honest. You should definitely watch it.
ETA: Haven't read The Marvels yet, but it is on my list.