It has been quite some time since I read and reviewed the book The Time Traveler’s Wife. If you remember I had a little bit of an issue finishing this book since it didn’t quite keep my attention and it was long and drawn out. However, once I was done with it I really liked the storyline and characters and kept thinking this would make a great mini series. Something that you could draw out all summer long and update their happenings each week. It would be so much more interesting to see what happened at each of their meetings than it was to read about them.
I thought my prayers were answered when I saw they had made a movie about the book. I thought at initial glance that the actors chosen fit well with the vision I had in my mind of what these characters would have looked like. I really thought I was in for a treat. I settled in not long ago and ordered it On Demand and got my popcorn and got ready to be entertained. I was sadly disappointed. It seems this story just doesn’t play out well in a typical movie format either. Too much of the story had to be cut out in order to fit in the time constraints. It made the story seem disjointed and confusing. Instead of seeming like a sweet love of a lifetime over the decades kind of story it plays more as a freak show with his jumping back and forth being the main focus instead of the undying love they shared.
I still think this book could work for television but I think my original idea of it being a mini series or a weekly television program would work so much better. Each weekly show could focus on a different jumping event and the types of feelings and emotions tied to those jumps. They could really hone in on the relationship between Henry and Clare and what effect his jumping has on their relationship. I think I could really enjoy a show like that. What do you guys think? Would you watch? Did you guys see this movie and enjoy it more than I did? Why or why not? I guess the old saying is true…never read the book first! Enjoy!
