So, I've been postponing my watch of "Bird Box" since it first came out. I've read the book twice and the biggest reason for not watching the adaptation until now is that I was afraid it wouldn't do any justice to Josh Malerman's novel. Somehow, it really didn't.
I get that some feelings, some specific moments, impressions and strugles are very hard to "adapt". I get that there's BIG points on the books that would NEVER work in a visual media, but they could've tried a little more. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoyed this adaptation, but as an adaptation, I still think it hits too far from the original material.
Some of the BEST and STRONGEST emotional moments were completely ignored. Malorie could've had a more conving tie with her children if they simply showed a little bit more of their training, if there was at least a hint of that moment of conflict where she asks herself if she's capable of blinding them, if they had a bigger role in the river run.
The movie is solid, but lacks so much for anyone who've read the novel. Sandra Bullock does an amazing Malorie, but she could achieve so much more with a slighliest better script on hands.
Anyway, 7/10 for not trying to show the creatures on screen. It's a win.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2020-09-27T22:04:16Z
Okay.
So, I've been postponing my watch of "Bird Box" since it first came out. I've read the book twice and the biggest reason for not watching the adaptation until now is that I was afraid it wouldn't do any justice to Josh Malerman's novel. Somehow, it really didn't.
I get that some feelings, some specific moments, impressions and strugles are very hard to "adapt". I get that there's BIG points on the books that would NEVER work in a visual media, but they could've tried a little more. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoyed this adaptation, but as an adaptation, I still think it hits too far from the original material.
Some of the BEST and STRONGEST emotional moments were completely ignored. Malorie could've had a more conving tie with her children if they simply showed a little bit more of their training, if there was at least a hint of that moment of conflict where she asks herself if she's capable of blinding them, if they had a bigger role in the river run.
The movie is solid, but lacks so much for anyone who've read the novel. Sandra Bullock does an amazing Malorie, but she could achieve so much more with a slighliest better script on hands.
Anyway, 7/10 for not trying to show the creatures on screen. It's a win.