The Lucky One

Posted by Fidelity in critical writing, movie review

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The next time I read a book, I need to remind myself not to see the movie.  

There's nothing like losing yourself in the storyline.  Letting the words entangle you into the script.  When your imagination intertwines with the script on the page... you are there.  You are free from the chaos of your current life, from the pains of real relationships, from the somewhat catastrophic emotions that come with seemingly small choices.  It's all gone and all that remains is the perfectly conducted masterpiece by Nicholas Sparks.  

When reading a book, Sparks may be the writer but you are ultimately the director.  The characters look how you want them to look.  The female character who finds her lost love, is played of course by you.  The story has a personal touch from your imagination.  

It honestly, doesn't get any better than that.  

However, the movie takes a personalized piece and drafts it for the entire world.  The lovestruck actress is no longer yourself and the leading male is someone you may or may not have the hots for.  

It's a challenging role for the movie director in book adaptations because in an hour and a half they have to make the chemistry seem real, the storyline deep and let the audience connect to the characters in what normally takes days of reading.  

To me, "The Lucky One" was a watered down version of the book that portrayed half of the Spark that I fell in love with in the book.