Blog 22

Data so far (interview transcript):

D: You read "Silver Linings Playbook" after you saw the movie? Which did you like better?

J: I buffered the movie online first, not expecting much but I loved it, so I got a copy of the book and I loved that too. You're not the first to ask which is better and I still can't choose one over the other. They're both so incredibly good for their own reasons. If you want good acting, good story, that is tightly paced and is a bit of a crowd pleaser, go with the movie. Cooper, Lawrence and Deniro are superb. If you want more, if you want to spend a year with these characters instead of a month, go with the book. Its more involved, lots of character development. You can see what the characters are thinking and why they do what they do. Not to mention there is far more development and time spent with the supporting characters as well. I tell everyone though, watch the movie first. Otherwise you'll probably spend the entire movie telling the person next to you "in the book he does this instead of this and they cut that out, and this character isn't in there at all," etc. Both are great though.

D: So what did you like about the movie version of Silver Linings Playbook?

J: Jenifer Lawrence. Just kidding-- I like its honest portrayal of mental disorders. It didn't try to trivialize or hide the fact these characters were flawed, if anything it made them more human and incredibly relate-able if only because we all have met people like these characters. It was also incredibly motivational and moving for a movie that could have been over the top melodrama.