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Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Penguin022
Date: January 5, 2018, 11:41 pm
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Wild Pork and Watercress is the book that Hunt for the
Wilderpeople is based on. Has anyone read it? Is it any good?
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Re: Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Sylwia
Date: January 6, 2018, 2:57 pm
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> Wild Pork and Watercress is the book that Hunt for the
Wilderpeople is based on. Has anyone read it? Is it any good?
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I've read it prior watching the movie. It's a good story,
although the part of Uncle Hec and Ricky being hunted takes more
time in the book (and helps you get to know the characters) and
I was wondering how Taika was going to make it quick paced and
interesting on the screen.
I don't want to give any spoilers away but even though the
endings in the book and in the movie are similar, they've got a
different feel.
Taika's final scene in the movie makes you feel positive, while
the last chapter of the book made me sad. The movie is shallow
in comparison with the book, but that's the problem with book
adaptations in general, so I'm glad that Taika made a good movie
anyway.
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Re: Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Penguin022
Date: January 6, 2018, 3:08 pm
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Well, now I'm intrigued to read the book, because of how much I
love the movie. You're comments make the book sound quite
different from the movie, and possibly better, which intrigues
me because of my love of the movie. I'll check it out.
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Re: Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Sylwia
Date: January 6, 2018, 3:51 pm
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You should.
I always make a mistake and read a book and them I'm
disappointed by the movie. The best is to enjoy a movie first
and then discover more layers in the book which it was based on.
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Re: Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Penguin022
Date: January 6, 2018, 5:23 pm
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I doubt the book will ruin the movie for me, but it could make
me less awed by what Waititi did with the film.
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Re: Wild Pork and Watercress
DIR By: Sylwia
Date: January 7, 2018, 8:20 am
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Leave the film to Taika and admire the storytelling skills of
Barry Crump.
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