nostromo
pfm Member
I started reading the book without knowing anything about it, I guess it was the cover and title that attracted me. But as it went on I was quickly emmersed in its strangeness and novelty and then the horror begins to dawn slowly and you wonder where you have been taken to. The movie's ending is incredibly mind blowing. And I agree the visuals are very memorable, even on a tight budget much is achieved.It might depend on which you encountered first. The cultural critic Mark Fisher thinks the book explains too much about the main character and the nature of her work, and prefers the open-endedness of the film.
I love the visuals of the film and its sense of alienation, but the book really gets under the skin (ha!) of the main character and you end up empathising with her situation. I love both.
Incidentally, the director of the film has done other great work: Sexy Beast and Birth. I highly recommend both.
Sexy Beast is on another planet... A real classic with an incredible script with Ray, Ben and the real boss (I forget his name temporarily) at the top of their game. I quote Ben and Ray from those scenes often.