Yesterday I
went with a couple of friends to the movies to watch The Mortal Instruments:
City of Bones. This is my review of the movie, I'm writing it mostly because I
feel the need to rant so there's gonna be SPOILERS, if you didn't watch don't
read...
First of
all, I've read the books (1 to 3) and I love them so I had my expectations
regarding this, but I was realistic because movie adaptations of books are not
always good, so I was mentally prepared in case something went wrong. So here
are my thought and feelings about this movie:
The movie
starts with New York City and we arrive at Clary's house, nicely done, not
exactly what I imagine but I supposed nobody is inside my head so I don't
really care. The first problem that I have here, what is it with all the runes
that Clary's drawing? It's just me or this is not in the books? I get that they
had to later give the idea that Clary was remembering what she was not supposed
to but that scene in the room with all the drawings was just out of place idk.
I really enjoy the interaction between Clary and Simon, I think that their
relationship was reproduced nicely (contrary to Clary and Jace’s) and all the
scenes at the bar and at Pademonium were nice. Pandemonium, ok so the way they
get to the place "for the first time" was just no, and I get that
they had to make that scene shorter because it is an long enough movie but at
least go to the other room to kill the demon, like please.
I have a
big problem with the cast, and I know everyone was angry about Jamie and blah
blah blah, but it's more than just Jamie. Alec. He seems to be like 30 years
old, he doesn't look fucking 18 and don't you dare to tell me that he does, because
it's not true. Valentine, I really just, where is the polished man with the
good manners and the proper vocabulary? Because all I saw was a fucking
destroyed 30-some-year-old with a really bad attitude who is incapable to do
everything Valentine does on the books. Jamie, my problem with him wasn't even
that I don't like him, which I don't but that's not the point, it was that is
he's not muscular or cute. Instead he is creepy, anorexic and just not Jace.
And I know Cassandra says that she had Jamie in mind when he thought about Jace
but DON'T FUCKING LIE, BECAUSE HE'S NOT DESCRIBED LIKE THAT ON YOUR BOOKS.
Looking it at the bright side, I really loved Isabelle OMG she was amazing.
Clary and Jocelyn were just like I pictured them and they even looked alike
which was a great plus. And Magnus was GREAT. I didn't mind Simon or Luke, not
like I picture them but it didn't bother me either.
The whole
destroying Clary's house was amazing and I gotta say that the monsters were
pretty good and I really liked the overall. But when Jace comes to rescue her
is so different from the book, man I really like that chapter on the book and
it was just not the same. Then the Institute and I imagine it a little
different but the architecture is impressive.
Other
things that I really didn't like: Why in hell is the portal in the Institute
and why all the fucking weird things around it. Like when Jace grabs a piece of
it and like touches Clary, THAT was creepy. Or how about when it breaks and
instead of mirror-like glass like it was supposed to be (remember Jace keeps a
piece) it's fucking SNOW? What the hell? I don't understand why they did all of
that in the Institute and not in the old hospital or whatever the big old
building in the books was. Another thing was Jace and Clary's relationship was
like really rushed and it didn't developed properly which made it seem forced
instead of loving and caring. One minute they didn't know each other, the next
they were kissing (favorite scene have to say) and the next they were siblings,
just like that, REALLY? -.-
What else?
The Vampire Hotel thing, first Vampires didn't care about the fucking cup,
second they took Simon as a rat, a freaking rat, I never saw a rat on the movie,
and then when they find Simon like hanging in the middle of this thing with all
the chains, like WHAT? Oh and the music during the epic fight with the vampires
was extremely annoying, it wasn't a fucking disco, they were fighting to their
death and you put that electronic shit, I just can't. Valentine hitting Clary
and making her drink his blood out of the cup, WHAT? the cup wasn't even for
that, jeez, and that fight between Jace and Valentine I think it ruin their
whole relationship. It wasn't like that at all, Valentine love Jace in his own
twisted sick way and Jace thought about following him because he's his father,
so please tell me how they are going to fix this problem if they do a second
movie because I don't know and it is kinda relevant. Hodge's story wasn't even
explained in the movie. Luke's house I pictured it in like a valley with a lot
of grass and far away from the city and it was like in the center of the city
-.- Oh and Clary's ability to invent new runes wasn't supposed to be explored
until the next book so why is it in this movie? WHY?
There were
some more things that I didn't like but they were small and I really don't care
about them. Now some of the things I did like. The green house scene was
beautiful and Demi Lovato on the background was just perfect. I was highly
impressed with some of the lines that they kept from the book, really sassy and
fun lines, mostly Jace's but some from others too. I also like the movie as a
whole, I did enjoy it and the most important thing: IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
Having said
all of this, if I had to rate the film as a film, I would give it 3 out of 5,
as a book adaptation maybe a little less. Good, fun but nothing memorable. I do
hope though, they film the second and third movies, and maybe finish the series
there? idk just a thought.
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