The trailer spoils one of the major reveals. In the book, it took quite a while before you found out that any of the kids who’d stop walking would be shot. You knew that the kids were afraid of slowing down because it’d mean that they’d “get their ticket” but you didn’t know what that meant. A big part of the early story was just trying to figure out what was going on based on the minimal clues you were given.
Yeah, this movie looks like it’s getting the plot details right but missing the greater point. Another problem is how everything is depicted as brown and dreary right from the start. One of the big themes of the book was how easily a brutal dictatorship could co-exist with “wholesome” Americana, and making the world feel weird and alien goes completely against that.
The trailer looks decent. They focus heavily on the people so hopefully it’ll work
The trailer spoils one of the major reveals. In the book, it took quite a while before you found out that any of the kids who’d stop walking would be shot. You knew that the kids were afraid of slowing down because it’d mean that they’d “get their ticket” but you didn’t know what that meant. A big part of the early story was just trying to figure out what was going on based on the minimal clues you were given.
Ah that’s an interesting change.
Yeah, this movie looks like it’s getting the plot details right but missing the greater point. Another problem is how everything is depicted as brown and dreary right from the start. One of the big themes of the book was how easily a brutal dictatorship could co-exist with “wholesome” Americana, and making the world feel weird and alien goes completely against that.