The Soloist (Movie)

Movie Review

The Soloist the movie is very similar to the novel The Soloist by Steve Lopez. Before I watched the film the idea to the project was to read a novel that was later turned into a movie. Before I was able to read the book many people were telling me that the movie was not good and it was okay so it made me jump to conclusions that the novel would be the same. I was very hesitant about reading the novel because i felt as if i would later regret reading the novel and would want to change the novel to a different one. Even before I knew it my eyes were consumed to the novel. I felt all different types of emotions and feelings as i read the certain words that was imprinted upon the page. The more I read the more i felt as if i must see the movie and see if those were right because already i felt as if they were wrong. After reading the novel I was able to watch the movie and just as i predicted; they were wrong. Often times when you read a novel then you read a book there are times you will come across something different and would point it out. The same thing occurred with me but it was expected to be somewhat different. The thing that really grasped my attention was the fact that most movies are just the summary of the novel and everything wont be said. Also I liked the idea that the narrator was telling the movie like the novel. This was something i liked because I was able to connect with the narrator on how he felt about the situation Nathaniel was in and helped me understand him. Also i was able to get a visualization of who Nathaniel was and looked like in a way and also Mr. Lopez. With the actors and actresses playing the role of the characters it finished the picture i painted in my mind about the description that I created while reading the novel. The movie is more of the visualization of the novel because i believe it imitates the novel.