Books, Blogs, and Movies
I recently stumbled across two trailers of movies I dearly want to watch. Naturally, they're book related. Here's the first: Finally, they've released the trailer of Time Traveler's Wife ! Been waiting for it since last year, and now, I see it on the horizon.:) Except I'm a bit disappointed with this trailer. Sure, Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams look extremely attractive, and the cinematography is immensely charming. But I feel the trailer doesn't have much narrative force. It's as if it was intended for existing fans of the book. I'm not sure how it'll draw in people who've never heard of the book before or have no background into the story. Where's the dramatic build-up? Where's the hint to the story's most crucial moment? Or am I expecting too much? I sincerely hope the actual movie does it more justice. In contrast, here's another movie that, I think, does a better job with its trailer: I had never heard of the Julie/Julia Proje...