It's really interesting for me to read everyones comments about this movie because it seems to produce very strong, yet very different viewpoints. Having read the novel for an English course, I have studied the story very well and have to admit that it's very difficult for me to distance the film from the novel.
This story, and frankly any of John Irving's works, won't appeal to everyone. It's a long journey for the author to tell a story, so understandably the movie feels like it's missing something because so much was cut out. And while the film had its great moments, I thought J.I didn't deserve winning Best Adapted Screenplay. If you did enjoy the movie for its sentimentality, I'd advise you that the book is quite different and much more complex.
Finally, I defend Homer Well's character for being so laid back. The idea is he is searching for himself in the beginning, it is only until the end that he decided to took charge of his life.
This story, and frankly any of John Irving's works, won't appeal to everyone. It's a long journey for the author to tell a story, so understandably the movie feels like it's missing something because so much was cut out. And while the film had its great moments, I thought J.I didn't deserve winning Best Adapted Screenplay. If you did enjoy the movie for its sentimentality, I'd advise you that the book is quite different and much more complex.
Finally, I defend Homer Well's character for being so laid back. The idea is he is searching for himself in the beginning, it is only until the end that he decided to took charge of his life.