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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution This powerful psychological portrait of characters forced to deal with their past actions is exactly the kind of novel I love to read. The combination of the book and the film have given me a better understanding of those times, those people, and that trial. I am happy with the result of all those things. She played the part well, she looked the part, and she gave voice to the part. In the end, I surrendered and kept her in my mind. As I read, I tried to form my own picture of Hanna, but Kate kept slipping into my consciousness. Someone who has not seen the film might want to read the novel first – that would be my preference. I feel both can stand alone and give enjoyment of a different sort. Comparisons are difficult, but in this case, the film represents an excellent piece of work, as does the book. However, I fully recognize that films and books live in two different sections of the media. The decades old conflict of book versus film rages within me. New questions which remain include why the director and writer added some plot details to the film and deleted others. I also felt unclear about Michael’s motivations.

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I did realize early on that Hanna could not read, but other more important details of her conduct in running away from Michael and her answers to questions at the trial bewildered me. My principle reason for wanting to read the book lay in the fact that some details of the story puzzled me. When I left the theater, I wanted the soundtrack and the book. I felt myself in Michael’s place, and I saw women I knew as Hanna.

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The movie had a quality about it that absorbed me into the plot as few films do. I have always liked her as an actress, and I thought she more than deserved the Oscar. I recently made a trip to the movie theater to see Kate Winslet in The Reader.

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