Note: This article does not contain any spoilers.
If I did one decent thing over the summer this year, it would be reading this book, which now became one of my favorites. It's called "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children."
The new world introduced in this book was full of "peculiarity" and monsters - two things I love. When I heard that the movie was going to come out September 30th, I had no doubt that I would watch it as soon as I could.
I've always heard people saying "the book is always better." After watching the "Divergent" series, the "Hunger Games," or really any book that became a major motion picture, I wish I could say that but the truth is: I've never finished a book series before watching the movie. I always read it after. So typically, I always enjoyed the movie first, and then later heard criticisms from friends to read the book because it was "way better."
For "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," it was different. I was the only one who finished the book among my group of friends and the only one to catch foreshadowing or important clues. I got so excited whenever the character mentioned a clue or made a discovery and jumped off my seat. As much as I enjoyed the book, I had such high expectations for the movie after the first trailer. I felt that Asa Butterfield was the perfect character for Jacob Portman, the 16-year-old boy that goes to the remote land of Wales and find the "peculiars," because he was exactly how I pictured him to be! All the characters were so close to the photographs in the book and really played their role effectively. Another part that made the movie interesting - not as much as the book but in its own way - was the monsters! Including a fighting scene with the monsters, it showed colorful and creative ways the children gained courage and bravery.
Although the movie did change some plot lines and details, I thought that was what made the movie special and different from the book. No movie is the same as its book because each genre has its own strength and weakness.
Personally, I would recommend this movie to everyone! Although some said it was a little confusing without having any background and context of the story, they still enjoyed the "peculiarity" of it!
