My thoughts: I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to see the movie Warm Bodies a few weeks before it came out, and I've just finished reading the novel the movie was based on. Yes, I know that's not usually how it works, but I had no idea the movie would be that good. I figured if the movie was decent, then I'd read the book, but now I'm sitting here wishing I had read Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies a lot sooner.
I really enjoyed this novel and devoured it within a few days, which for a procrastinating college student like myself is quite an accomplishment. I found the book to be quite a bit more profound than the movie, but at the same time I thought the directors did well with what they were given. Their adaption from the novel to the movie felt natural and didn't sway too far from the original material. You just have to keep in mind that these are two different forms of media so there will be differences in how the story is portrayed.
In general, I really enjoyed both the movie and the book for different reasons. The movie was a heartwarming, witty, hilarious, action-packed love story that ended with the audience feeling a sense of hope. Now, the book had most of these attributes except I didn't feel as though it was as witty as the movie or action-packed. There were a few extra side-plots in the book, as well, and I could see why they didn't add them in the movie in order to cut down on time or because of a lack of resources. But I really liked both and I thought the movie did a great job of portraying what the book was all about. They both showed that through love, anything is possible. Yes. Corny. I know. But it's still a meaningful message, nonetheless.
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