Monday, August 17, 2009
Fans of best-selling novel “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” fear not. The movie adaptation is a superb portrayal.
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” follows the lives and relationship of Henry DeTamble, played by Eric Bana, and Clare Abshire, played by Rachel McAdams, who are tangled in a touching love story that is tested by Henry’s Chrono-Displacement Disorder. The disorder causes him to involuntarily time travel, which often leaves Clare lonely and waiting for him to return. Clare met Henry when she was six years old, but he did not meet her until he was 28. Yet in the present, they are only eight years apart in age – confused yet?
The book can be perplexing as it switches narration between Henry and Clare, not to mention the changing dates and ages. However, it translates as well as one could hope for on the big screen.
As with any book-based film, some things were not included. But when dealing with 536 pages of details, screenplay writer Bruce Joel Rubin did an excellent job. The movie left out some of the more R-rated events and foul language but added bits of humor and one-liners.
Henry’s time-traveling “disappearing act” is handled well by the special-effects team, making it believable.
Since it was announced the book would be made into a movie, film and book Internet message boards were riddled with concerns that the movie would focus more on the love story, making it similar to “The Notebook”, and less on the science fiction aspect. However, an appropriate amount of screen time was dedicated to Henry’s genetic mutation. While the overarching plots of “The Notebook” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife” are somewhat similar, “The Time Traveler’s” wife maintains its own identity and is worth watching.
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