Let me just preface this blog post by saying that I am not a professional film critic, and that I am by no means an expert on Australian cinema. And sometimes, that's just a plain disappointment. When those books are adapted for the movies, sometimes what the director and the cast and the screenwriter choose to portray can be in direct contrast with your own thoughts. Reading is such a personal experience, whereby the novel gives you just enough information to allow you to imagine its world all on your own- what the characters look like, what particular events might mean, and why certain things may have occurred. Whenever a beloved book is adapted for the big screen, there is always the possibility that it will be a let down. Some of you may know that I wrote my Honours thesis on the novel, back in 2012, so I approached this film with a degree of trepidation. One of the most hotly anticipated film releases for this year- for me, anyway- was the film adaptation of Jasper Jones by WA author, Craig Silvey.
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