Let me begin, by saying Stuart Beattie did a marvellous job with the Tomorrow When The War Began film adaptation.
Let me add to that, that thanks to John Marsden I spent a lot of sleepless nights clutching a paper back in my bed, wanting to yell - at some unGodly hour - at the top of my lungs 'F*CKING HELL ELLIE, BE CAREFUL'.
So I guess it's a little obvious that I recently watched the movie again.
Which means Scarlett O'Hara could be on shaky ground right now, as one of my favourite female heroines battles it out for my (at the moment, shamefully limited) literary interest.
I love the books so much, and the movie totally captured the book's spirit. John wrote the book because he wanted to bring back the adventure story, because he wanted to show that teenagers aren't completely lazy wankers. You can just tell everyone working on the film loves it, and just gets it.
Which is why when I watch the movie I suffer pangs of envy as sharp as Lee's description of a bullet wound. I'm terribly jealous that I'm not a part of it.
But that's ok.
That's ok.
If you've never read the books, I urge you, I implore you. Get aquainted with the gorgeous, gutsy, and totally nuts Miss Ellie Linton ASAP.
You won't regret it.
(And if you do, you suck and we're not friends).
(But you can still read my blog).
P.S Check out John Marsden's website. It's a book. It's insanely cool.
Let me add to that, that thanks to John Marsden I spent a lot of sleepless nights clutching a paper back in my bed, wanting to yell - at some unGodly hour - at the top of my lungs 'F*CKING HELL ELLIE, BE CAREFUL'.
So I guess it's a little obvious that I recently watched the movie again.
Which means Scarlett O'Hara could be on shaky ground right now, as one of my favourite female heroines battles it out for my (at the moment, shamefully limited) literary interest.
I love the books so much, and the movie totally captured the book's spirit. John wrote the book because he wanted to bring back the adventure story, because he wanted to show that teenagers aren't completely lazy wankers. You can just tell everyone working on the film loves it, and just gets it.
Which is why when I watch the movie I suffer pangs of envy as sharp as Lee's description of a bullet wound. I'm terribly jealous that I'm not a part of it.
But that's ok.
That's ok.
If you've never read the books, I urge you, I implore you. Get aquainted with the gorgeous, gutsy, and totally nuts Miss Ellie Linton ASAP.
You won't regret it.
(And if you do, you suck and we're not friends).
(But you can still read my blog).
P.S Check out John Marsden's website. It's a book. It's insanely cool.
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