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Questions about the book/movie Water For Elephants
I know I'm late to the game but I just watched this movie last night on cable. I thought it was pretty good. I never read the book but the movie felt like some things were rushed through or just skipped.
Like why did the elephant only know Polish? (I think it was Polish anyway. I don't recall them saying that specifically)
What was the old man referring to at the end when he said his son was supposed to be at the circus? Was he just hoping for it?
I think I need to read the book because the movie felt like parts were missing. I did enjoy it though, except for the animal abuse. That one scene with Rosie being beaten had me in tears 
Re: Questions about the book/movie Water For Elephants
Oooh, thank you for starting this post, I haven't read the book, but watched the movie on Saturday and had questions too. I felt like the movie was kind of wishy washy on Reece's relationship with her husband. At first she still acted like she was really into him, then suddenly she wasn't. I couldn't figure out what she saw in Jacob, because the movie didn't really show much romantic chemistry between them IMO. I am guessing the book fills in those gaps a lot more.
DD #1 passed away in January 2011 at 14 days old due to congenital heart disease
DD#2 lost in January 2012 at 23 weeks due to anhydramnios caused by a placental abruption
I think the book made it clear that the he had dementia or Alzheimer's. But his long-term memory was still good. It's been a while since I read the book, but I think he had the days mixed up.
oh okay I was thinking at first he had dementia but by the end, he didn't seem like it so I was confused.
Usually if I haven't read the book I can really enjoy a movie. But with this movie, I could feel the gaps that I'm sure are explained in the book.
I didn't feel any chemistry between Reese and Vampire boy so I really wish they would have cast someone else.
I thought it was a good movie. Definitely worth watching. But it could have been so much more. Reese is usually good but I didn't feel any chemistry between her and either of the guys so it was frustrating.
On another note, I really want a pet elephant now. Like really bad.
In the book, the children get their days mixed up - so Jacob is waiting for someone to take him to the circus and no one ever comes, that's when he just goes to the circus himself.
I felt like the movie kind of glossed over the whole Reese (whose name in the book I cannot recall...) Augustus-Jacob thing and it did kind of make you wonder why she wanted to be with Jacob. But in the book the love story part of it is much clearer in my opinion.
I'm definitely going to read the book.
I think this is a movie that could have been 2 1/2 hours easily because I don't feel like it had any boring parts that could have been cut, yet there was still so much that wasn't explained. I never would have thought they would have ended up together in a Noah/Allie way. I thought maybe Rosie would sit on Reese or somehow she would die. I just didn't feel anything between the two of them that would end in a love story.
I felt so much, but I still wanted more. No wonder so many who read the book were disappointed in the movie.
MrsBecky that's good to know that the kid just got his days mixed up. In them movie I felt like the old man was just stood up by his ingrate kids! lol.
Lord yes, read the book. I read the book before I watched the movie, and I absolutely LOATHED.HATED.DESPISED the movie. It is so flat and one-note compared to what I thought was a pretty enjoyable book. (And I promise I'm not one of those book snobs. I tend to enjoy adaptations.)
The only thing the movie excelled at was giving you an emotional connection to Rosie. But I think you get such a better feel for the people from the book. The opening scene of the book is much more meaningful if you haven't seen the movie, but it's still powerful. Gives me chills.
/book nerd out
ETA: Oh, and Camel? The movie doesn't even skim the surface with Camel!
Yes Camel! That's another issue. I felt like I was supposed to know more about these characters and I didn't.
That's the problem with adaptations. If the movie was just made on its own, we probably wouldn't see half of these characters. But they try to include them all and it just feels glossed over. That's why I have no problems with movies who change the stories or drop characters when they are book adaptations. I know a lot of people hate that, but unless you are doing a Lord of the Rings 3 hour trilogy, you really have to cut out a lot of the book or you end up with half @ssed characters.
This is a damn good story and the potential was there. For me to not have read the book and know virtually nothing about the book and still feel parts were missing in the movie says a lot.
And I'm not sold on Robert Pattinson as an actor. He's certainly not a bad actor. However some roles just require a person who is going to show some passion and depth and he just doesn't have that IMO. Reese can have it, but she didn't in this movie. I can't think of who should have been the lead man but not him. He's perfect for Twilight type movies but this movie really needed a Ryan Gosling passionate type.
Lurker jumping in because this hasn't been answered. IIRC, Rosie's first trainer was Polish so he of course trained her using Polish words. That circus went broke or something, a new circus bought Rosie without knowing she was trained in Polish or, for that matter, how to speak Polish, and concluded that Rosie was an idiot and couldn't be trained. Then August buys her, Jacob finds the Polish connection, and suddenly Rosie's a star.
I know it's a small detail, but I was sad the movie didn't include his connection to the ape.