Starlit-Sage t1_jbpnf0c wrote on March 10, 2023 at 7:24 PM

I didn't love this book (tbh I might try to re-read because I may have just been in the wrong headspace at the time, although I don't typically love apocalyptic books) and I haven't seen the movie.

That said... to me, it sounds like that ending ruined the whole thing.... It destroys the ambiguity. We aren't supposed to know for sure that there's really an apocalypse... these could just be a bunch of nuts... or they could be killing people for fun... and the natural disasters are a coincidence because, I mean, just turn on the news and there will probably be an apocalyptic-type event featured.

edit: sorry forgot to get to this part. I suspect they changed it because they thought a child dying would be too upsetting... and they wanted a "happy" (ish) ending?

ModeThis OP t1_jbr0zno wrote on March 11, 2023 at 1:11 AM

Interesting perspective, thanks for your response

OneGoodRib t1_jbsbl4y wrote on March 11, 2023 at 9:10 AM

They definitely changed it because a child dying is upsetting.

Also with how little Asian representation there still is, I wonder how many people would be upset if the one Asian character in the movie died even though that's how it went in the book.