Top 10 Differences Between A Wrinkle in Time Book & Movie
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The pacing is awful, the pretty-boy love interest doesnt add anything of value to the plot, the CGI environments made it look like the live-action characters stumbled into a Pixar movie, and the hero, Meg, is a passive and uninteresting character who doesnt make any proactive decisions until well into the second act.
Theres a prolonged sequence where the kids ride on the back of a flying leaf monster, and this scene goes nowhere and serves no purpose to the plot. Im convinced the only reason its in the movie at all is so they could put it in the trailer.
I also found the pretense of Meg being some kind of physics expert insulting to my intelligence, especially when she and the boy hide in a hollow tree stump to save themselves from a tornado which proceeds to rip said tree stump out of the ground and throw it hundreds of feet through the air until it violently crashes into the ground, and the two kids get out completely unscathed. If your movie is going to make any kind of reference to real-world physics, it better not have scenes operating on Looney Tunes logic.\r\n
Date: 2023-11-20
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MoonJelly
Not sure if it is just me, but Aunt beast in my opinion was really unnecessary. I didnt watch the video yet, but I am guessing aunt beast will be mentioned. And did anyone else hate meg? I dont know why but she was always so unappreciative about her father. She wanted her father, found him, then got mad because he couldnt help them? I also think the twins were kind of unnecessary because they were mentioned on like 2 pages. (Sorry I know no one asked for my opinion but) But I have to say that the book is way better than the 2018 movie.
Edit: Oh no people actually like aunt beast. I am probably not the best at judging a movies/books Aunt beast took care of meg, but I think there could have been another way for meg to be taken care of without adding an additional character. (Like a mood boosting place for example)
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Not sure if it is just me, but Aunt beast in my opinion was really unnecessary. I didnt watch the video yet, but I am guessing aunt beast will be mentioned. And did anyone else hate meg? I dont know why but she was always so unappreciative about her father. She wanted her father, found him, then got mad because he couldnt help them? I also think the twins were kind of unnecessary because they were mentioned on like 2 pages. (Sorry I know no one asked for my opinion but) But I have to say that the book is way better than the 2018 movie.
Edit: Oh no people actually like aunt beast. I am probably not the best at judging a movies/books Aunt beast took care of meg, but I think there could have been another way for meg to be taken care of without adding an additional character. (Like a mood boosting place for example)
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QueenOfTheWorld
I loved the book and although the film was pretty different, I loved it too.
I enjoyed how the film took out parts that I found where put in randomly (eg. Aunt Beast) and added elements that made it more appropriate for modern-day society -diversifying the characters and removing the Christian elements (not that it's a bad thing to be in a story but not everyone is Christian nowadays)-
Anyways, overall I think the movie was a great adaptation of the book and am actually kind of disappointed in all hate it has gotten.
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I loved the book and although the film was pretty different, I loved it too.
I enjoyed how the film took out parts that I found where put in randomly (eg. Aunt Beast) and added elements that made it more appropriate for modern-day society -diversifying the characters and removing the Christian elements (not that it's a bad thing to be in a story but not everyone is Christian nowadays)-
Anyways, overall I think the movie was a great adaptation of the book and am actually kind of disappointed in all hate it has gotten.
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Prince
Lets just say that imma huge fan of the book series and that I HATED THIS MOVIE MORE THEN I HAVE EVER HATED ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! THEY RUINED THE BOOK! and it doesnt help that Disney made a whole book based off of the new movie and all they did to make said book was copy Madeline le angles original book word for word and then slap a higher price tag and their company logo on it. Face it. Disney was out of creative ideas and they are using other people creative work to make money! MY GOD!
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Lets just say that imma huge fan of the book series and that I HATED THIS MOVIE MORE THEN I HAVE EVER HATED ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! THEY RUINED THE BOOK! and it doesnt help that Disney made a whole book based off of the new movie and all they did to make said book was copy Madeline le angles original book word for word and then slap a higher price tag and their company logo on it. Face it. Disney was out of creative ideas and they are using other people creative work to make money! MY GOD!
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bluedance
No film can just like the movie unless you wanna sit there for 10 hours. So chill out people. I loved this movie! The haters are wrong. It was beautiful and timely. These differences were good. I haven't read the book yet, but when I do I may be disappointed because I love the way the movie was done. Just goes to show - people judge based on what they see first. Our challenge is to judge all hings in their own right, not on a past version. So relax people aind find the great in the movie.
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No film can just like the movie unless you wanna sit there for 10 hours. So chill out people. I loved this movie! The haters are wrong. It was beautiful and timely. These differences were good. I haven't read the book yet, but when I do I may be disappointed because I love the way the movie was done. Just goes to show - people judge based on what they see first. Our challenge is to judge all hings in their own right, not on a past version. So relax people aind find the great in the movie.
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Lee
I agree with all those who think Aunt Beast is essential. It is while she is in Ixchel that Meg learns that it is not her father but she who must return to save Charles Wallace. In making that decision, summons the courage to confront IT, where she also learns of the remarkable power she has to overcome it. By leaving that scene out, we miss the internal conflict what was such a big part of the book, and the big payoff at the end.
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I agree with all those who think Aunt Beast is essential. It is while she is in Ixchel that Meg learns that it is not her father but she who must return to save Charles Wallace. In making that decision, summons the courage to confront IT, where she also learns of the remarkable power she has to overcome it. By leaving that scene out, we miss the internal conflict what was such a big part of the book, and the big payoff at the end.
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BB/VA
Haven't seen the new movie. LOVED the books and all of the series, A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet too. Many Waters (featuring the twins) I loved a little less. But I do think that omitting Aunt Beast was not good. If she was important enough to be in Barlowe's Guide to Extra Terrestrials (check it out at Amazon, she is definitely important to the story.
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Haven't seen the new movie. LOVED the books and all of the series, A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet too. Many Waters (featuring the twins) I loved a little less. But I do think that omitting Aunt Beast was not good. If she was important enough to be in Barlowe's Guide to Extra Terrestrials (check it out at Amazon, she is definitely important to the story.
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Brooke
I absolutely loved the book. It was breathtakingly written, there was amazing character development, and the storyline was amazing. The movie was a HUGE disappointment. They took out every important detail and left it as some shitty Disney movie. I could sit here all day and type out every thing they changed to make it shitty but this comment is already long enough.
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I absolutely loved the book. It was breathtakingly written, there was amazing character development, and the storyline was amazing. The movie was a HUGE disappointment. They took out every important detail and left it as some shitty Disney movie. I could sit here all day and type out every thing they changed to make it shitty but this comment is already long enough.
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Apryl
I listen to this book at least once a mnth to help me sleep. The shadow or black ness as its called in the book is avref to satan or evil. This is a christian book in alot of ways. Not once is a telepathic brain mentioned in the book. Hollywood screenwriters DESTROY books. Ask steven king. So the only thing that matters here is what the auther of this book said
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I listen to this book at least once a mnth to help me sleep. The shadow or black ness as its called in the book is avref to satan or evil. This is a christian book in alot of ways. Not once is a telepathic brain mentioned in the book. Hollywood screenwriters DESTROY books. Ask steven king. So the only thing that matters here is what the auther of this book said
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fanjoy
I did like a lot of the changes put to this one. The graphics were really cool but sometimes the script for the movie just seemed rushed, or, here, lets just put this person here to move along the plot. The newest one felt underdeveloped, and while I know the 2003 one is not the best, in my opinion, it was more cohesive.
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I did like a lot of the changes put to this one. The graphics were really cool but sometimes the script for the movie just seemed rushed, or, here, lets just put this person here to move along the plot. The newest one felt underdeveloped, and while I know the 2003 one is not the best, in my opinion, it was more cohesive.
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Amber
When I saw the new one in theaters I thought it was cute now I hate it because I wanted it to have way more they cut so much out in the new one. And i prefer the 2003 version. Because it doesn't feel rushed and there's character development and action unlike the new one rushed and has no character development.
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When I saw the new one in theaters I thought it was cute now I hate it because I wanted it to have way more they cut so much out in the new one. And i prefer the 2003 version. Because it doesn't feel rushed and there's character development and action unlike the new one rushed and has no character development.
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Sandra
I was very disappointed in this version of my favorite childhood book. The new age premise of the movie completely erased the religious overtune of the original story (but what do you expect once Oprah got her hands on it. I was very angry these people destroyed, in my opinion, a perfect children's story.
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I was very disappointed in this version of my favorite childhood book. The new age premise of the movie completely erased the religious overtune of the original story (but what do you expect once Oprah got her hands on it. I was very angry these people destroyed, in my opinion, a perfect children's story.
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Katez
Me: watching seen near the end
Calvin: staring and smiling at meg
Me: crunches popcorn KISS KISS KISS
Calvin: hugs Meg
Me: sniffles it's ok. It's not like I've been excited since the beginning of the movie to see that scene Im totally not going to cry.
5 minutes later
Me: WHYYYY Sobs
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Me: watching seen near the end
Calvin: staring and smiling at meg
Me: crunches popcorn KISS KISS KISS
Calvin: hugs Meg
Me: sniffles it's ok. It's not like I've been excited since the beginning of the movie to see that scene Im totally not going to cry.
5 minutes later
Me: WHYYYY Sobs
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Silver
I completely disagree with them trivializing the changes. They are hugely important to the story line. They basically took out everything that made the story itself, and changed things that didn't need to be changed. This movie could have been great, and I just feel like it was handled badly.
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I completely disagree with them trivializing the changes. They are hugely important to the story line. They basically took out everything that made the story itself, and changed things that didn't need to be changed. This movie could have been great, and I just feel like it was handled badly.
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Linda
Never understood the religious aspect people objected to. There was no religion (I read it as a kid. IT is an evil entity. The 2003 version was fantastic although there was some differences. The latest one was horrible. All the children were the offspring of their parents of the same race.
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Never understood the religious aspect people objected to. There was no religion (I read it as a kid. IT is an evil entity. The 2003 version was fantastic although there was some differences. The latest one was horrible. All the children were the offspring of their parents of the same race.
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Jazz
Ppl stop containing cause the book or the other one were better I haven't read the book or seen the older version and I loved this movie so stop focusing on the book and older version just forget U read or watched them, then watch this one. Maybe U will see that it's actually a good movie
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Ppl stop containing cause the book or the other one were better I haven't read the book or seen the older version and I loved this movie so stop focusing on the book and older version just forget U read or watched them, then watch this one. Maybe U will see that it's actually a good movie
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Alexandra
I agree with the choices, just not the order. If the twins dont exist, then the Madeline LEngle book that the twins are featured in cant become a movie. Although that was about Noahs arc, they had the same love interest, and the love interest thought they were the same person.
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I agree with the choices, just not the order. If the twins dont exist, then the Madeline LEngle book that the twins are featured in cant become a movie. Although that was about Noahs arc, they had the same love interest, and the love interest thought they were the same person.
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Otokichi786
A classic children's book changed for modern audiences is Hated by people who read the book? Color Hollyweird surprised. Oh well, I'll have to read the book, which I've heard about for decades. Too bad Hollyweird doesn't READ the books they're changing for modern audiences.
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A classic children's book changed for modern audiences is Hated by people who read the book? Color Hollyweird surprised. Oh well, I'll have to read the book, which I've heard about for decades. Too bad Hollyweird doesn't READ the books they're changing for modern audiences.
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Emily
I saw the movie and didnt like it. It lost the soul of the book. The running theme was God and Christian themes. When you remove a running theme from a book no matter what it is and make a movie without it the movie will not fully represent the book.
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I saw the movie and didnt like it. It lost the soul of the book. The running theme was God and Christian themes. When you remove a running theme from a book no matter what it is and make a movie without it the movie will not fully represent the book.
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Stefanie
Little hint to getting along with others - if you really don't care if someone likes a movie or not but just want to tyrannically push your own dislike for it and your agenda - maybe don't ask how others like it? You don't care anyway
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Little hint to getting along with others - if you really don't care if someone likes a movie or not but just want to tyrannically push your own dislike for it and your agenda - maybe don't ask how others like it? You don't care anyway
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DJRiolu
I gotta say Im pretty disappointed that aunt beast didnt make an appearance but apparently theres a difference between the it! In the book, the it is like a brain, while in the film it just looks like something really terrifying!
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I gotta say Im pretty disappointed that aunt beast didnt make an appearance but apparently theres a difference between the it! In the book, the it is like a brain, while in the film it just looks like something really terrifying!
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cybertail
I think the 2003 movie was better. It more closely followed the book. This one changed way too many things and left way too many important parts out. I was excited to see the remake, but was very disappointed in it.
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I think the 2003 movie was better. It more closely followed the book. This one changed way too many things and left way too many important parts out. I was excited to see the remake, but was very disappointed in it.
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Hinatachan360
It sucks that the twins were left out because they are a lot more involved in the sequel novels, A Swiftly Tilting Planet and A Wind in the Door. The twins are actually the main protagonists in the latter novel.
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It sucks that the twins were left out because they are a lot more involved in the sequel novels, A Swiftly Tilting Planet and A Wind in the Door. The twins are actually the main protagonists in the latter novel.
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Stefanie
Got my own copy in the mail as I don't need Christians telling me what to do or like - particularly those that are childish and rude to others and have to be led by thw hand and spoonfed spirituality to recognize it
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Got my own copy in the mail as I don't need Christians telling me what to do or like - particularly those that are childish and rude to others and have to be led by thw hand and spoonfed spirituality to recognize it
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Corey
I thankfully met Madeleine LEngle. Sandy and Dennis! I dont think Oprah EVER read the beautiful series.
I have MANY issues with the two adaptations.
I doubt LEngle would approve. I certainly dont.
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I thankfully met Madeleine LEngle. Sandy and Dennis! I dont think Oprah EVER read the beautiful series.
I have MANY issues with the two adaptations.
I doubt LEngle would approve. I certainly dont.
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Wolfmyth100
Differences between the book and the movie? EVERYTHING. I could tell they deviated from the book by just watching the trailer. I didn't even bother seeing it. They destroyed the book.
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Differences between the book and the movie? EVERYTHING. I could tell they deviated from the book by just watching the trailer. I didn't even bother seeing it. They destroyed the book.
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Maryam
Because I have been reading these chapters and I watched the whole movie including the plot of the film and the summary of the chapters like the characters and the incidents of the movie
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Because I have been reading these chapters and I watched the whole movie including the plot of the film and the summary of the chapters like the characters and the incidents of the movie
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Rick
They were more concerned with making sure everyone was a different race than actually expressing the themes pivotal to the plot. In other words, no different than most movies made today.
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They were more concerned with making sure everyone was a different race than actually expressing the themes pivotal to the plot. In other words, no different than most movies made today.
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Brian
Another example of a bad adaption. A great book was trashed. There's been too Many. I had issues with the complete secularization of the book and all the other issues you covered well.
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Another example of a bad adaption. A great book was trashed. There's been too Many. I had issues with the complete secularization of the book and all the other issues you covered well.
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BigBroTejano
The story didn't have wide appeal because they stripped out the key part, Christianity.
Changing major elements of a story for pointless reason never leads to good things.
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The story didn't have wide appeal because they stripped out the key part, Christianity.
Changing major elements of a story for pointless reason never leads to good things.
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