Redditer51 t1_it9nm2o wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:20 PM

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

The movie is more of a sincere fantasy drama/adventure about self-acceptance and the folly of war.

The book is more of a tongue-in-cheek comedy from what I remember.

The film takes itself seriously whereas the book doesn't. And the characters in the book ironically seem more cartoonish than the actual cartoon. Not that the book is bad at all.

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

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.