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The Requiem: Comparing The Book And Movie
The requiem I feel was well done and made you feel like you could really connect with how the characters would be feeling at this moment in time. In the movie I didn’t like the ending as much as the book I feel this is because in the book you can really imagine how they would be feeling. Where as the movie I feel that the actors did not show as much emotion as I imagined when reading the book. Lindas lines in the both the book and movie I feel are totally accurate as denial is a stage of grief so for Linda saying she doesn't understand why he did. When someone passes away I feel that all the characters lines fit the situation perfectly.

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