Way back in 1985, reading that book left me permanently chilled. It’s never left my head. I skipped the 1990 movie, because they fucked it all up. If this is done right, that gets a big yay, but I don’t know if I could cope with watching this done right.
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I read the book in grade 11, and it made a lasting impression. My first Atwood (none has since measured up, here’s to first impressions), I wrote (my teacher said) an excellent essay on the themes (missing a lot, of course), and even picking it apart didn’t ruin the (antithesis of) magic of the book -- a magic that was lost, chilling, powerful -- and I never could quite get that ending out of my head. I’ve been planning on re-reading it, because of real life’s attempts to catch up to it recently; moving it up in the list. Haven’t seen the 1990 movie, but not for any puritanical notions, just hasn’t been on the list. But this -- this is. Even though I think it won’t be a shared viewing experience -- I just don’t want to have to talk about it with Husband afterward (he likes discussing things). Also not a binge-watch.
OoooooooooooOOOOOOOOoo…!!!
They really nailed the timing on that one.
“Ordinary is just what you’re used to.”
Way back in 1985, reading that book left me permanently chilled. It’s never left my head. I skipped the 1990 movie, because they fucked it all up. If this is done right, that gets a big yay, but I don’t know if I could cope with watching this done right.
I read the book in grade 11, and it made a lasting impression. My first Atwood (none has since measured up, here’s to first impressions), I wrote (my teacher said) an excellent essay on the themes (missing a lot, of course), and even picking it apart didn’t ruin the (antithesis of) magic of the book -- a magic that was lost, chilling, powerful -- and I never could quite get that ending out of my head. I’ve been planning on re-reading it, because of real life’s attempts to catch up to it recently; moving it up in the list. Haven’t seen the 1990 movie, but not for any puritanical notions, just hasn’t been on the list. But this -- this is. Even though I think it won’t be a shared viewing experience -- I just don’t want to have to talk about it with Husband afterward (he likes discussing things). Also not a binge-watch.