Questions to address based off of my most recent draft:
Have I stayed on the same track as my original thesis?
What do I say when the data does not match my thesis?
Am I focusing too much on J's language?
Have I focused enough on the content of his answers?
Updated interview data:
(original information):
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.
Additional Information:
D: Now did they explain why the father is so fidigety in the book?
J: Well he has OCD. And he's superstitious.
D: Is superstitious classified as a mental disorder?
J: It's a grey area. Some people accept it, some don't.
D: Okay, so how accurately did the movie portray the characters? Was that the only difference?
J: The father was really different in the book actually. He was very cold, he wouldn't even talk to pat (the main character). He didn't want anything to do with him, the exact opposite of how he is in the movie.
D: Do you like it better that way?
J: I like it this way, I think he plays a cool dad. I'd like to have him as a dad.
D: So was the whole movie different than the book?
J: Yeah. Like certain events happened in both, but the order of things is off. In the book, pat doesn't have a good sense of time. In the movie they say he's been away for 8 months, but the book says its actually been 4 years and he just thinks its been 8 months. and they try to tip-toe around that, like they don't want to tell him it's been 4 years. But I've noticed he's more relatable in the movie. In the book he gets lost in his head, and its just...ehhh.... annoying. But when I watch it I get what he's feeling and I feel bad for him. I sympathize with him.
D: So did they add things that didnt happen, or...?
J: I mean, there are some things happen in both the book and the movie, but the order is wrong.Like the dance isnt thr climax of the book. Like they make a big deal of it in the movie, but in the book it just sort of happens. Its a side plot. They switched the order of things in the movie.
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