nosmo@pyuxqq.UUCP (P Valdata) (03/18/85)
The movie was NOT as true to the book as it could be. The movie does not deal with Garp's repeated infidelities, which were a big reason for his wife's affair. The movie does not show his contributions to their marital problems, but portrays him as a victim, with the wife as the "bad guy" in the relationship. This completely distorted their relationship, and altered the Grap character. This was the one part of the movie I found to be irritating and offensive; they did such a good job on the rest I can't understand why they tampered with such a crucial point. Pat Valdata pyuxh!nosmo
sms@petrus.UUCP (03/22/85)
If you want to understand the movie, read the book. Vital parts were left on the ( cutting room ) floor. In the book, the auto crash scene is very well explained. In fact, Most of the book was setting up the crash. I just stopped, closed the book, and laughed. The movie version cuts out much of the book, but included a scene where Roberta muses that at least she decided to have her's cut off ... that did not make network television. Other things, like poo's sister dying in childbirth, which make the story more reasonable if bazzare, are left out of the movie. Garp bit bonkers Stephe