Have you watch "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?", it's 1989 family movie about a scientist father that accidentally shrink his own kids and his neighbors as a size of insects. Now, I don't remember the exact plot, but one thing I remember I request it over and over again to my father, to watch it, even though I know I don't understand it. Well, that's comedy that I hope from these movie. They have Kristen Wiig for God's sake, my favorite. Plus Jason Sudeikis, NPH, but nope they're just passing by like fly. From the trailer, I imagine a problem immerse when they were little. But nope, it's another plot of story, and another problem. It's like the writer didn't know where to go, they add here and there, minus here and there. I was confused and don't know where's the climax of the story. It's my useless 2 hours Sunday Evening that never go back. One time I thought it would be new adventures as couple, then it lead into dark side of downsizing, then later it go back to environment issue. Too many puzzles in one movie that seems were extremely forced into one. One thing that I learned about these movie is people react different to a problem. Some people just constantly complains about it, some people run away and think of themselves more, some people try to find solution with a bigger picture even though the problem is miles away, some people over react, some people follow other's flow, some people enjoys it until the time come, and some people embrace it and be the best of the situation. So which one are you? Do you acknowledge the problem or just ignore it? But one actress stood up and stole the show, at least for me. It's Hong Chau, she played an Vietnam protester that has been downsizing as punishment by Vietnam Government, and in mini community, where everyone is suddenly rich, she work as a cleaner with limb legs for the rich and live with her innocent eyes, took everything that has been undervalued for new rich people ( like drugs and extra foods in the kitchen) to share everything with everyone in her poor neighborhood. And yes, if you dig your memory like mine while watching her in a big screen. She is the Cook Pu joke in How I Met Your Mother series. She probably played many role after those Cook Pu, but those Cook Pu stuck in my head the most. *sorry* I watch these movie for my Day 5 Blog Post in #blogeverydayinFeb, for me, it's below expectation. I'd rather shopping than spend 2 hours watching confused movie that mislead by the trailer.
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I read Harry Potter book first, then movie.. While Hunger Games, I watch the movie first then the book. But these time, I read the book first from Monday to Thursday and on Friday, I watched the movie. It's different, that's how I can say about the book and the movie. Different stories, same plot, slightly different character's personality. Note : I only read the first book and haven't read/google the second book. (Spoilers ahead) I found the book a little bit slow, you have the anticipation to see Jack finally found Miss Peregrine. Miss Peregrine finally show up in the middle of the books, so you spend half of the book wondering if Jake really insane or not. Or maybe he really not insane til the end (twisted ending). And to see Jake and Emma develop romance, it's a little bit weird. I mean technically, Emma is Jake's grandpa's old romance. I honestly found it weird. I have the anticipation to read something about Miss Peregrine and end up with weird romance story. I notice that Miss Peregrine is Young adult's book, the stories are about adventure with a little bit romance. The plot on the book are for youngster while the movies are developed for everyone. Adult like me, find the movie are more interesting than the book. The Plot
Stories on the book are from Jake's point of view. It was begin from the day Jake found his grandfather's death on his backyard with final words he didn't understand and the thought of him saw something weird monster-like. His grandpa love to tell him stories about monsters, that he thought growing up were just bunch of fantasies made up just like Santa. While Jake's families won't believe his stories about monster, his psychiatrist thought it was best to follow his grandpa's old stories, revisit his old orphanage, as hoping Jake found closure. While on Wales, where grandpa's orphanage located, Jake found the orphanage are now just abandoned ruins of second world war. It didn't make sense since Jake found old letter from the orphanage dated two years before. Jake decided to wondering around the ruin to find his grandpa's old belongings, only to found/meet his grandpa's old friends still alive and never growing old. From these, the books and the movie took separate ways. The differences that I found between are :
I love the movie more than the book in my opinion. They gave peculiar children as the star of the movie, while in the book, it's all about Jake's point of view. Maybe the movie don't give more explanation about Jake and Emma's personality as detailed in the book. I prefer book Jake and Emma, because Riggs give new color to the heroes of young adult fantasy story; rebellious adventure-thirst rich kid with hot headed mature women in forever teenager's body. But they changed the personality to boring typical stereotype heroes. Another thing I love about the movie are Enoch's character. They made Enoch become bold teenager who do everything to keep peculiar children safe. He is like second in command. Good job to Finlay MacMillan for portraying Enoch's character. Also applaud to Ransom Riggs, he create all these characters, inspired from the collection of old photos; made it so real. |