Title: Sure, the book takes a few more brain cells but...
Product review: It's worth it! The standard excuse for a movie that does not follow the book is that the book was too confusing. That is no excuse for the strange dramatic choices made in this adaptation of Ivanhoe. There have been many movies that manage to capture the spirit and charm of a book without completely gutting the basic personalities of the heroes. I refer to Rebecca's swooning manner (she was a firecracker in the book), Rowena's shouting match with Cedric (she got her way by being sweet and confidant, never by screaming), the Normans cheating at their own tournament (they didn't need to, they were on their own terf and the Saxons had a disadvantage to begin with) See what I mean? Strange dramatic choices.Attempt to slog through the unabridged Ivanhoe, it may take some time and it certainly won;t be brain candy but every character is balanced and developed as only Sir Walter Scott can do it.
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