I have to agree with Amanda - the movie is so good! I think the movie had everything I felt was missing from the book. It showed the back story of Chris and Ann before Chris's unexpected death. It also took care of something that was bothering me with the book - the kids. If I was in Ann's place, I could not leave my kids no matter their age. I would see them as an extension of my husband and of course, I love them and I don't want to abandon them. But in the movie this is resolved with the kids dying in an auto accident. While this is really sad in the movie, I think it helps with understanding why Ann commits suicide.
I also liked that Chris could create his world right away. In the book, I wanted Chris to experience more and not just have Albert tell Chris how everything works. The book was written in first person and I wanted Matheson to utilize that more. In the movie it was awesome that everything in Chris's world started out as paint. I also liked that Ann was impacting his world with her paintings since they were soul mates.
I feel the differences made for the movie actually helped the story including Chris's job, Ann's paintings, and the role of the children. This would be one of the rare occasions where I would say the movie is better than the book.
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