samwaswiseandgamgee t1_it9pm9s wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:36 PM

Reply to comment by Redditer51 in Movie actually better than book for once (Maze runner) by throwaway-clonewars

Oh yeah, my son liked it a lot and so did my daughter (12 when she read it). I don't read a lot of high fantasy or YA so I'm definitely not it's demographic, but I appreciate it for what it is. And the movie hit me harder than I thought it was going to (only the 2nd Studio Ghibli film I had seen at the time), so it's no wonder I prefer the movie. I'm glad they both exist.

Redditer51 t1_iteer8n wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:36 AM

Yeah, I remember being surprised at just how different they were from each other when I was a teen.

If I had to compare it, it's kinda like the difference between Forrest Gump the movie and Forrest Gump the book. The former is a heartfelt and emotional drama, the latter is a bizarre screwball comedy.