It is always a very difficult transition from the written word to the screen, and most often it fails, sometimes miserably. This movie is a notable exception, I think because the writer (who started off life as a screenwriter before becoming a novelist) managed to convince the film company to allow her to be one of the screenwriters, thus ensuring the fundamental integrity of the story wasn't tampered with. Obviously they had to leave certain things out, add others, while changing some altogether. The finished product is truly fantastic. The novel is vividly visual, and this lends itself nicely to this translation.
Read the book first, then go see the movie, you won't be disappointed!
"May the odds be ever in your favour".
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