Björn recenserade Blue is the warmest color av Julie Maroh
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Having watched and been ambivalent about the movie, I've been meaning to get to this for some time, and can't not compare them a bit in my head. The graphic novel wins on emotion and graphics; obviously less sensationalist, but Maroh's art is stunning, could almost tell the story and deliver all the emotional impact without text. The way she uses colour, the way she mixes closeups with crowd scenes and the odd splash page for dramatic effect... Fantastic. The plot isn't quite as convincing, that's where the movie made some good decisions; apart from the obvious and overly gothic-romantic spoiler you get on the first three pages, Maroh also throws in a huge time skip that doesn't help matters. But still, a beautiful, tragic, honest story.
Having watched and been ambivalent about the movie, I've been meaning to get to this for some time, and can't not compare them a bit in my head. The graphic novel wins on emotion and graphics; obviously less sensationalist, but Maroh's art is stunning, could almost tell the story and deliver all the emotional impact without text. The way she uses colour, the way she mixes closeups with crowd scenes and the odd splash page for dramatic effect... Fantastic. The plot isn't quite as convincing, that's where the movie made some good decisions; apart from the obvious and overly gothic-romantic spoiler you get on the first three pages, Maroh also throws in a huge time skip that doesn't help matters. But still, a beautiful, tragic, honest story.
