Inktober #5: Atréju and Fuchur
Added 2017-10-05 07:38:25 +0000 UTCThe Neverending Story was the first loooong book I remember my mother reading to me (and always breaking off at the most exciting passages, which made sure I'd read the next chapter or two on my own). I loved the book, the illustrations, the old German writing for the chapter headings. I was madly in love with Atréju. I reread it a few times since then, always discovering more about it and being amazed at the depth of the story.
Then the movie came out. It was the first time in my life that I saw a film based on a beloved book, and being all of seven years old, I was in no way prepared to the cruelty. The film may have its merits, but it's simply a completely different thing. It has nothing of the magic and philosophical sparks of the book. For me, Atreyu not being green, Bastian not being fat, and Fuchur being a flying sausage dog was the worst. As you can see, I never quite recovered from that book-to-movie attitude. I am not ashamed. XD
Tomorrow: Some Tolkien, finally! And not for the last time, either.
Comments
I love it! (Now I need to go re-read the book - haven't read it in ages.)
Lisa Gerard
2017-10-08 16:29:19 +0000 UTCNever hd a chance to read the book but the movie was the first fantasymovie I remmeber from my childhood!
Yollie
2017-10-06 16:58:19 +0000 UTCWow this great
Cynthia
2017-10-06 03:01:58 +0000 UTCThis came out lovely! The way it should have been!! And I completely agree on book-to-movie...
Isabella C
2017-10-05 19:47:53 +0000 UTCI love this! Now, I will admit, I've never read the book...but I did watch the movie. I loved it, but I didn't have the book to compare it to, so perhaps I would have been just as horrified by the adaption if I'd read it first. I know there are books that I think should never had been made into a movie..or at least done differently ;-) I'm so glad you shared this piece. Atreyu was a favorite of mine..now I will have to go read the book.
Sommer Sorenson
2017-10-05 15:45:44 +0000 UTC
