of books and movies

recently i've been on a books and movies indulgence.

the kite runner is a fantastic read. the portrayal of human nature was aptly written, its tangle of love, hate, jealousy, power, ugliness, all set against the backdrop of afghanistan at its worst. the movie, however, was unable to capture the entirety of the story, missing small but substantially crucial details some of which central to the theme.. but all in all, an above average movie, if only to put faces and images to the characters n settings in the book.. the kite flying scenes were captivating, afterall.

it's funny how movies adapted from books are so often not as successful as their printed counterparts. most times i'm inclined to think it's because certain stories are always best explained by words. the beauty of the language can never fail to capture all subtleties. from harry potter to memoirs of a geisha to charlie and the chocolate factory to the da vinci code to the devil wears prada, i can only say that their movies have done no justice to the words written to captivate their readers. and until i watch a movie which is justifiably better than its book, i shall remain believing so.

and then i watched chick flicks as well... 27 dresses and p.s. i love you! nice shows to watch with the gals.. cried a fair bit at p.s. i love you.. such a sweet but heartwrenching show.. gonna read the book soon. someone i dunno sent it to me..hmm.. and did i mention gerard butler is oh so cute... gawd. he's everything i want in a guy. *swoons* i think he's also the spartan man in 300 or the troy guy.. can't rem.. it's either one. sighh. i want him.

deathnote was mediocre.. it's probably nice by itself, but if u view it from the deathnote series' point of view, u'd be utterly disappointed (like how i was) because it has absolutely nothing to do with deathnote.. the whole show is about virus terrorism n how L fought against it.. hmm.. nope, utterly no deathnote flavour at all. it might as well be named 'the virus' or something and save everyone the disappointment. it's quite sick how the makers tried to jump on the success of the previous sequels..

sweeney todd was an interesting show.. in a very dark and morbid way. the first one or two killings were quite frightfully thrilling, but after sweeney slashed the necks of like twenty men, it starts getting really sick and nauseating.. abit too much blood everywhere..hmm, not exactly my genre.

okiee next up on my to-watch list are feast of love, the diving bell and the butterfly, fool's gold (my fav kate hudson and matthew mcConaughey!!), becoming Jane.. and i know along the way i'd probably also watch shows like the spiderwick chronicles and the water horse, although these are not really on my list..

am now reading stardust.. i love the prose! and there's still a long list to read.. a thousand splendid suns, p.s. i love you, for one more day, the shopaholic series (see if i can get my hands on it)..

okie.. writing off.. tmr's the start of another busy week.. can't believe how fast the weekend got by.. not enough rest!!