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[-] chriscrutch@lemm.ee 42 points 1 year ago

No one appears to have yet mentioned Forrest Gump. In the book he was a chess grandmaster who wrestled professionally and was an astronaut. Also, the book sucks.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 18 points 1 year ago

I haven't watched or read it. Are you saying the movie is better than the book in spite of bastardizing it?

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Yip. Also, they were very slightly totally different.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I think the book was written to be satire and the movie is, uh, comedic but in a much less pointed way

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Liberalism and Great Man Theory, name a more iconic pair.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

the book as an audiobook is good

Forrest was a POS and he was a bum because he knew it!

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