The Cound of Monte Cristo is one of those books that have everything: Complex characters, action, revenge and love. Edmond Dantes is a one of the most interesting characters ever imagined. You can't read the book without being touched by it.
That's why it saddens me so deeply to see this movie butchered into tiny bits easy to digest. The book is not about happy endings - it's about revenge, about tortured souls, about destroyed lives. At the same time, I never found it depressing, so I can't really understand why in Hollywood movies the characters have to be Good or Bad - White or Black.
Whether or not you liked the movie - read the book. You'll get great literature and a classic story you'll never forget.
That's why it saddens me so deeply to see this movie butchered into tiny bits easy to digest. The book is not about happy endings - it's about revenge, about tortured souls, about destroyed lives. At the same time, I never found it depressing, so I can't really understand why in Hollywood movies the characters have to be Good or Bad - White or Black.
Whether or not you liked the movie - read the book. You'll get great literature and a classic story you'll never forget.