It’s been two years since I read the book, but everything lined up with my memory. For two days after seeing it, my wife was unpacking stuff and asking me to explain things, which I was able to do.
She loved the movie without the context and I loved it with it. It was fun seeing her think I’d drug her to see a horror movie for about a minute at the end of the first act.
I loved the book and found the film worth it, but it’s clearly streamlined from the book.
For example, mild spoiler for the very start of the film:
When Grace wakes up in space, the computer tries to establish his cognition by asking him 2+2.
In the book, this period of testing isn’t limited to 2+2 and goes on A LOT longer than what the film does.
The computer wants it to go on longer, right? He just left.
If the changes are like that, that’s fine. Movies are significantly shorter than books.
It’s been two years since I read the book, but everything lined up with my memory. For two days after seeing it, my wife was unpacking stuff and asking me to explain things, which I was able to do.
She loved the movie without the context and I loved it with it. It was fun seeing her think I’d drug her to see a horror movie for about a minute at the end of the first act.