Film: High Fidelity

How has the visual interpretation of the story changed your impressions of the characters or situations? Do we get a different feeling about the characters themselves or their relationships with each other? To some degree, the film is told from Rob’s perspective, but we are no longer stuck in the tight first-person narration of the novel. We can see for ourselves. How has this changed things?

For me, the visual interpretation gave me a better understanding of the characters and the situations. This is because I'm more of a movie guy rather than a bookworm. Don't get me wrong, the book was an easy read and it created a few images in my head. But, the movie helped me a lot. After watching the film, I felt that Rob was in a little better shape than the Rob I imagined in book. In the movie, he had a decent apartment, and a pretty nice sized record store. From what I imagined Rob in the book, I thought he had was living in a crappy apartment and small run down record store. Also, I thought Rob was a little more sane in the movie than in the book. In the novel, I thought Rob was a weirdo, obsessive, and a very confused person. But, in the movie, Rob was presented in a way that made it seem that he had smart things to say. I thought the casting directors for the movie picked a good cast for the film, especially the women. In the book, I thought Rob and his girlfriends lacked chemistry. In the film, I thought Rob had a little more chemistry between his ex's, but especially with Laura. I saw a better connection between those two. Also, with the novel, I got kind of annoyed with always listening to Rob's thoughts and his point of view. So, by watching the movie and seeing other people's prospectives. All in all, I thought the changes between the novel and the motion picture were good ones. I really enjoyed the film and I thought the book as an easy read. So, both of them had their positives and negatives. But, overall, I would prefer the film.