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RE: Cloud Atlas - My Thoughts on the Book vs the Film
I've tried watching that movie and ended up bored and confused... couldn't make it until the end, I also found the make up horrible!!, specially the fake asians...not sure what were they aiming at?
Anywho haven't given a try to the book yet, the story doesn't seems that bad...but well maybe if I find it in audiobook with a nice narration I'll do it.
How the film made you feel is what the book did to me. The film actually appealed a lot. Yes it does have issues, as you noticed. The race issue was one of those. The directors were seeking to create continuity between lives by using the same actors to play the various roles, despite ethnicity. The fake asians being the most obvious let down in that approach. I like the idea, given the central theme to the movie, but just a bit jarring in that respect.
But the fact that they managed to get that complex (and to me, underwhelming) book onto screen at all was a testament to the directors and screen writers. It would be interesting to hear whether the audio book appeals to you, if you do give it a go.
Audiobooks are an interesting spinoff from books, it's indeed a bit different, a good narration can sometimes improve a not so great book, same as a bad narration can wreck a magnificent one.
The last Audiobook I listened to was "A Wizard of Earthsea" found it in youtube...to my surprise the narrator did a terrific job...I tried to listen to the following up books...sadly couldn't find a narration that appealed to me....so decided to leave it there until better times hehe