It’s been two years since I read the book, but everything lined up with my memory. For two days after seeing it, my wife was unpacking stuff and asking me to explain things, which I was able to do.
She loved the movie without the context and I loved it with it. It was fun seeing her think I’d drug her to see a horror movie for about a minute at the end of the first act.
I loved the book and found the film worth it, but it’s clearly streamlined from the book.
For example, mild spoiler for the very start of the film:
When Grace wakes up in space, the computer tries to establish his cognition by asking him 2+2.
In the book, this period of testing isn’t limited to 2+2 and goes on A LOT longer than what the film does.
If the changes are like that, that’s fine. Movies are significantly shorter than books.
It’s been two years since I read the book, but everything lined up with my memory. For two days after seeing it, my wife was unpacking stuff and asking me to explain things, which I was able to do.
She loved the movie without the context and I loved it with it. It was fun seeing her think I’d drug her to see a horror movie for about a minute at the end of the first act.
The computer wants it to go on longer, right? He just left.