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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
2 reviews
wordsofclover's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This is an interesting one for me as I think the first half is about a 3 stars for me, and the second half is a 4 stars. If you are at all interesting in film making or movie producing, this book, while fiction, may be the perfect book as once the movie gets going, the book really takes off!
This book follows the journey of several people involved in the making of a motion picture about a young superhero called Eve Knight, and anti-hero character Firefall. The journey starts with the inspiration and the creator of the original Firefall character, moving onto director Bill Johnson years later and his producers as they try and make the movie of Nightshade happen and all those that make an amazing motion picture come to life from the big name actors to the runners, production assistants and make-up artists,
This is a chunky book, and there were times it felt long. I thought the first half of the book slightly lagged on pacing as Tom Hanks really wants everyone to know everything about the characters, and I mean everything. At times, we were just short of knowing the timings about their bowel movements. So for a while, I feared I wasn't going to like this book and I didn't want to do that to Tom Hanks! But as the movie began to take shape from the location to the set design and casting, the story picked up and things got really exciting. I was actually sad that this movie doesn't exist in real life - albeit, it was basically another Marvel movie (or Agents of Change movie in this fictional world) but it sounded good!
Obviously Tom Hanks has worked in movies for a long time so he was able to really show off this knowledge in this book but also I think his general love and appreciation for the business and everyone in it. The book shows how it's not the big name star in the title role that makes the movie but it's the combined effort of everyone on set from the big names to the local runner who makes everyone's day a bit easier by knowing where to get the good coffee and food. And also how the person with the ego who shows up on set, disagrees with the boss and isn't a team player can wreck the entire thing (would love to know if Okay-B was inspired by anyone).
I listened to this book on audio and it was narrated by Tom Hanks (which was lovely) but also had a full cast for other characters including Rita Wilson, January LaVoy and Holland Taylor. So it was a very well done audiobook with some sound effects and some money put behind it to make it really good.
The ending of this actually had me a little emotional which I was surprised at!
This book follows the journey of several people involved in the making of a motion picture about a young superhero called Eve Knight, and anti-hero character Firefall. The journey starts with the inspiration and the creator of the original Firefall character, moving onto director Bill Johnson years later and his producers as they try and make the movie of Nightshade happen and all those that make an amazing motion picture come to life from the big name actors to the runners, production assistants and make-up artists,
This is a chunky book, and there were times it felt long. I thought the first half of the book slightly lagged on pacing as Tom Hanks really wants everyone to know everything about the characters, and I mean everything. At times, we were just short of knowing the timings about their bowel movements. So for a while, I feared I wasn't going to like this book and I didn't want to do that to Tom Hanks! But as the movie began to take shape from the location to the set design and casting, the story picked up and things got really exciting. I was actually sad that this movie doesn't exist in real life - albeit, it was basically another Marvel movie (or Agents of Change movie in this fictional world) but it sounded good!
Obviously Tom Hanks has worked in movies for a long time so he was able to really show off this knowledge in this book but also I think his general love and appreciation for the business and everyone in it. The book shows how it's not the big name star in the title role that makes the movie but it's the combined effort of everyone on set from the big names to the local runner who makes everyone's day a bit easier by knowing where to get the good coffee and food. And also how the person with the ego who shows up on set, disagrees with the boss and isn't a team player can wreck the entire thing (would love to know if Okay-B was inspired by anyone).
I listened to this book on audio and it was narrated by Tom Hanks (which was lovely) but also had a full cast for other characters including Rita Wilson, January LaVoy and Holland Taylor. So it was a very well done audiobook with some sound effects and some money put behind it to make it really good.
The ending of this actually had me a little emotional which I was surprised at!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Stalking, War, and Alcoholism
saliwali's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Death, War, Cursing, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
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