Bird Box discussion

I honestly liked the movie better. I thought the suspense was beautifully done, the characters and their relationships more well rounded and the story was just told better. I am keen to read more of this author though

I watched the movie and I think the same. I don't like how the writer describes the environment and relationships. Besides that, the passage of time on the book are confuse, barely explanated.

For me, the book was better. I don't really feel good when characters from the book are omitted in the movie. The book was a lot more gruesome.

I usually like the books better. No difference on this case. I think how the movie changed everything was just terrible. I scared to death in wile reading the book bu the movie didn't scare me at all.

The book was better, but the movie was still good. Some of the things that happened in the movie never happened in the book or did not happen the same way. But that happens all the time when books are turned into movies. I adore Sandra Bullock, but she was too old for the role.

Nina wrote: "I usually like the books better. No difference on this case. I think how the movie changed everything was just terrible. I scared to death in wile reading the book bu the movie didn't scare me at all."

agree about the age but I didn't like the movie anyways

In terms of story, I liked both. In terms of characters, in most cases, I liked the movie better.

There were aspects of both that I liked although I do feel I enjoyed the movie a bit more. But there was one thing I especially appreciated about the book: It didn't rely on flirtation or sex to tell a story. It was very focused on terror and survival. That seemed a lot more realistic to me. I think, especially in the initial stages of horror and confusion, survival would be the primary focus.

Personally, I preferred the book, though I did enjoy the movie a lot. Considering the story bases a lot of its narration on the sense of hearing and touch and not the sense of sight, and considering that movies are more of a visual medium, I think the movie did a very good job telling this story. Though I feel the movie had a bit too much Hollywood drama when it came to the creatures.
I felt the book depicted the horror and terror better, as well as the struggle for survival. With the book, I felt more connected to the characters and what they were feeling.

I have just watched the movie. At first, i wondered how on earth an adaptation of the book could be successfully achieved, given that the characters do not see anything. I wondered how well that sense of fear could be achieved in a film. I loved the movie though!
My preference is for the book, but i was impressed with the film too.

I absolutely loved the book. It kept me sitting on pins and needles the whole way through. Although the acting in the movie was superb, the plot and character changes were mainly disappointing.

I have always loved books over their movies. In this case however, I was sorely disappointed in the book. I watched the movie grudgingly thinking it was going to be just as bad or worse. I was pleasantly surprised. The plot, and the characters' development were excellent. The movie was intense and exciting. I thought it was bizarre but I bet the screenwriters read the book, looked at each other, and went "Man, this author had potential. Now we're going to make this SO good he'll cry."

i would have to go with the book and im a movie buff but the book was way better more detail

I honestly hated the movie. I was so disappointed. I always thought the whole "the book was better than the movie" thing was a book snob thing but in this case the book honestly was better. The book was so intricately woven and I truly felt everything Malorie was feeling. I felt very disconnected with the movie and never even finished watching it because I just wanted it to end.

I really enjoyed the book, not so much the movie. I'm sure it is difficult to translate a book into a movie when its "monster" is never seen by the narrator.

So many aspects of the movie were never in the book. And there was no romance in the book. I felt Sandra Bullock was too old for the part. The book was far more intense, scary because the description of the monster that is turning up the violence is all in your imagination.

Critics have compared this movie to "A Quiet Place," which is, to me, a better more effective movie.