I had intended to watch the Norwegian Wood movie with my roommates, as many of them have never read or heard of Murakami, and thought it would be a cool way to introduce them to his works, which I ultimately decided not to do, given my impressions of the part we watched in class. I don't feel like I have a particularly unique perspective on the movie (leaves out too much), but I still wanted to give the whole movie a chance, and I finally got to watching the whole thing (by myself) this past weekend.
My original impressions didn't really change - I feel like the movie isn't very strong as a standalone representation of Norwegian Wood. The cinematography and the feeling the movie conveys are great, but I feel as if it leaves too much of the story out to be strong in terms of plot. Because of that, I decided to not watch it with my roommates as I especially feel as if that first 45-minute segment we watched rushes through too many important story elements, and I didn't want my roommates to feel confused experiencing a movie based on what I find to be a fantastic book (even if I feel that the later half was adapted a little better).
Ultimately, I personally had a great time watching the movie- given that I've read the book multiple times and can follow the story- but it is impossible to ignore its weakness as a standalone project, and because of that, I can't rate it too highly as a movie.
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