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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

as a kid, this was the first movie where i really understood the difference between the books as source material for movies... i was a huge fan of the movie but reading the book added so much depth.

they need not to be appreciated separately, or have any stark differences. they are very complimentary with the movie displaying beautiful visuals while the books adds the entire dimension of the aliens point of view.

[-] Cjwii@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It was the other way around though- Orson Scott card was hired to write a novelization of the movie. The book isn't the source material for the film, the film is the source for the book.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abyss

interesting, thanks!

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