But seriously, they gave him nothing to do at all. I almost FREAKED for a moment when I thought Lena killed him, after he shot “Ethan”. They basically just made him a chewtoy for Ridley. This was so important.Ħ) WHY IN THE HELL would Genevieve use the forbidden spell to bring back Ethan Carter Wate only to “lose herself to madness” or whatever, and then KILL HIM?!? That is nothow it happened in the book, at all.Ħ) Way to suck all character out of Link. I can’t even, you guys.ĥ) WHY even mention Ethan’s dad if you’re never going to show him?Īlso, no Boo Radley, and NO SIXTEEN MOONS SONG!!!! Ugh. Which is not even what happened in the book. Suddenly, it’s Macon sacrificing himself. But in the movie, it’s shocking only because it was a deliciously violent moment in an otherwise not-very-violent movie, AND because it wasn’t even Ethan. In the book, Sarafine stabs him, which was shocking and worked really well. …Unless you want to count Sarafine influencing Ridley to influence Link to kill Ethan. Movie-Ridley wasn’t what I would call skanky or overtly sexy at all…She was just oddly formal all the time, with her attire, and she never had that punch of hilarious badassness that Ridley should have.Ĥ) Sarafine had everything to do with Ethan’s death in the book, and nothing to do with “Ethan”’s death in the movie. The Ridley Duchannes that I read was all seduction wrapped in miniskirts and cotton candy and body glitter and lollipops. I don’t know if the screenwriter and I read the same book, but the Ridley Duchannes that I read did not maliciously murder people. That’s the ENTIRE POINT of choosing a side! You don’t just bebop to and fro, between Light and Dark, even if you’re Macon freaking Ravenwood.ģ) Again, Ridley kills people. Seriously, making him a “Dark Caster”? Really? And–not even just that–he’s a Dark Caster who TURNED LIGHT FOR LENA. Hell, I’ll number them, to keep track.ġ) WHAT was with the scope of magical abilities? Since when can Lena wipe people’s memories? Since when can Macon freaking turn into other people? Since when does RIDLEY KILL PEOPLE?! There were no limits to powers…They didn’t really have specific powers, they were all just generally magical.Ģ) Macon was not an Incubus–I was not pleased. The could not have done better if they’d reached into Margaret’s and Kami’s heads and extracted Ethan. Plus, she’s just cute as a button.Īlden Ehrenreich was PERFECT as Ethan. She brought this amazing strength and frustration and vulnerability all at the same time. But let’s start with some good…Īlice Englert did a fantastic job as Lena. This movie though…It followed basic plot line and the roughest character outlines. Okay, so let me start off by saying that the movie trailer MADE me pick up the book. BEWARE: Spoilers lurk beyond the cut!!! I’m about to bust it open….
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