fallenAngel
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I remember when we first got the character banners at the theater I work at there was a lot of that "is that Robert Downey Jr?" thing. It didn't seem to last that long, there is a girl who is really into Grey's anatomy who set most people straight.
Me, I didn't hear too much misconceptions before hand. I read the book for the first time a few years ago. It's really one of the first times I've ever read a book because I was interested in the book itself and not because of a movie version.
For a long time I was the only person I knew who had read the book. I was excited about seeing the trailer back in July whereas no one else had ever heard of it. But over the last few months a lot of people I know, including mostly ones I work with, have read the GN. We all had a screening before the movie came out and most people seemed to like it, but it was definitley confusing for those who didn't read the book.
I didn't really go around explaining the movie all that much to people though because I didn't want to spoil it for anyone. The twists and turns of the story really should be expirienced first hand and for that reason I always thought it was kind of a good thing that so many people didn't have any idea what it was actually like. After all, the whole premise is supposed to take familiar superhero archetypes and distort the expectations.
I was hoping a lot of people would have an open mind and be pleasantly surprised by seeing a movie that ended up being completley different than what they thought it would be. Sadly though, a lot of what I've heard about people who didn't read the book was more negative.
I don't like ripping on other people's taste in movies, but I think more people should go to movies that aren't neccesarily made for their demographic and take chances, I know its hard with such high ticket prices but being surprised by a movie is the best. The Imax sold out all day but the other showings were largely empty.
Not all, but generally this really is a movie for the fans.
Me, I didn't hear too much misconceptions before hand. I read the book for the first time a few years ago. It's really one of the first times I've ever read a book because I was interested in the book itself and not because of a movie version.
For a long time I was the only person I knew who had read the book. I was excited about seeing the trailer back in July whereas no one else had ever heard of it. But over the last few months a lot of people I know, including mostly ones I work with, have read the GN. We all had a screening before the movie came out and most people seemed to like it, but it was definitley confusing for those who didn't read the book.
I didn't really go around explaining the movie all that much to people though because I didn't want to spoil it for anyone. The twists and turns of the story really should be expirienced first hand and for that reason I always thought it was kind of a good thing that so many people didn't have any idea what it was actually like. After all, the whole premise is supposed to take familiar superhero archetypes and distort the expectations.
I was hoping a lot of people would have an open mind and be pleasantly surprised by seeing a movie that ended up being completley different than what they thought it would be. Sadly though, a lot of what I've heard about people who didn't read the book was more negative.
I don't like ripping on other people's taste in movies, but I think more people should go to movies that aren't neccesarily made for their demographic and take chances, I know its hard with such high ticket prices but being surprised by a movie is the best. The Imax sold out all day but the other showings were largely empty.
Not all, but generally this really is a movie for the fans.
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