Book, movie - The Firm, by John Grisham
BOOK CHOSEN
The Firm
by John Grisham
Would anyone be interested in picking a book, movie, or show to read or watch and then discussing themes, plot elements, characters, etc., here? I don't have a lot of free time but when I do, and to keep my brain distracted, I read and watch psychological thrillers and/or dramas. It'd be great to have discussion with people who are interested 💚
For everyone who has finished, what do you think comes next for the characters in the book? Did you like the ending, or would you have rewritten it?
@Help127. Endings are so hard. I can’t think of anything to change the ending to this book. I guess the characters could live peaceful lives for sometime. Maybe they could eventually be found by the bad guys!
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Completly agrees with Branch. Thanks for the compliment Help. 🤗❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤗
@adventurousBranch3786 I think the ending probably worked out in the best possible way for the main characters. What is interesting is that there was a tv show that came out, maybe 10-15 years ago, that was a follow-up to the book/movie. It showed where the characters (Mitch and family) were and what they were doing. I remember watching the first episode; I just cannot remember the details.
Does anyone have any other thoughts about the book before we move on and watch the movie version? 😊 I am looking forward to making comparisons whenever everyone is ready.
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@Help127.I am ready to see the movie. I just have to get the dvd from the library 😊 I saw the movie so long ago. It will be interesting to compare it to the book. .
@Help127
Hi, i recently completed watching "Into the badlands" a sci-fi martial arts series, plot is interesting.I hope they continue this series.
I love this idea, i know I’m late but yeah
Hi everyone! I finished watching the movie last night, so I'm ready to discuss whenever you are!
@Help127. I’ll be watching it soon. I’ll let you know when I finish 😊.
@adventurousBranch3786 sounds great, thank you 🙂
@Help127. I just watched about half of the movie. My biggest problem is that I have never been a Tom Cruise fan! He has the right look just as the book described though. I do love Holly Hunter and Gene Hackman. They do seem to follow pretty much along with the book except for a few small changes. There is one thing that I couldn’t remember. Did Mitch tell Abby about the night with the other woman in the book?
@adventurousBranch3786 it's difficult when you aren't a fan of the lead character. I don't think he and the actor who plays his brother look much alike, so that threw me a bit, although sometimes siblings just don't look that similar.
Both Holly Hunter and Gene Hackman are outstanding. I think that the movie is well cast.
In the book, to my recollection, Mitch does not tell Abby.
I hope you like the rest of the movie!
@Help127. I just finished the movie. Most of the changes they made were fine with me and seemed to fit with the book except for the ending. I found the ending in the movie more difficult to believe. Did you prefer the book or movie ending?
@adventurousBranch3786 I actually watched the last part of the movie again because I found the ending to be really unbelievable and wanted to see if I'd missed anything. It just doesn't seem plausible to me that they'd be able to drive away that easily. It's as if the danger just disappeared for them, and I think that's unlikely. It's sort of implied that Mitch is appreciated and protected after he discusses the overbilling, but I have a hard time believing that they'd just completely believe him and be okay with it. So while I prefer the movie ending, where Mitch is able to continue practicing law and they safely move away, I just don't think it would be that simple.
(This message might appear in a strange spot because I didn't have a reply button on your last message.)
@Help127. I guess they wanted a “Hollywood ending’ with everything perfect. It was hard for me to believe that the FBI would let things go as well. It was a little strange to me. They did give the book ending to the brother though. It seemed more believable to me.
@adventurousBranch3786 I like the ending for Ray, and that was the most believable part of the movie ending. I was thinking the same thing about the FBI, but I guess there was not much more the FBI could do to Mitch; he technically provided them with what they needed to get indictments, and since he was leaving the firm, there was nothing else he could do.
I definitely do not think it would be as simple as he and Abby packing up and driving away. Great movie, but the ending asks for a bit too much suspension of disbelief lol.
Hey everyone. I can't get the firm on our streaming services. 🤷♀️ Maybe next time.
@Cancun I'm sorry to hear. Thank you for letting us know. I hope you are able to get the next one we pick. I'll see if I can make suggestions based on who has what streamers, if possible 🙂
@Help127
book:
Very long
It was a very good book are long. I don’t know if I could read the other ones in the series. There was a lot of detail about legal jargon crime and backstabbing. When I wake back up I will probably watch the movie I did this is part of a book club. Thank you 7 cups community for allowing me the chance to review this book. The moral of the story is don’t trust anyone. Also money is it everything. Meaning you can’t let greed Control your life?
@DonaldK I agree with you on many points! I think the main lesson of the book/movie is not to get blindsided by money, and not to let the desire to live comfortably turn to greed.
I am guessing that they changed the ending to the movie partially to simplify it some, as I think the complexity found in the book might have been difficult to replicate as well onscreen. I think some of the other changes were interesting choices as well, such as Avery's character being portrayed a bit differently in the movie. I might watch the movie a second time through, because there are a few things I have questions about, especially regarding how believable a couple of the situations are.
I'm really enjoying discussing with you all. Thank you!🙂
Hi everyone, I thank you all sincerely for participating in the book and movie discussion. I really enjoyed it 🙂I would like to choose another book and do a discussion about it, but in another post, so it doesn't get confused with this one. It might take me a while to write the other post and get started, but I want to ask if anyone here would like to be tagged to participate in the next book. I'm thinking about House Rules by Jodi Picoult, which was mentioned before. It's a lot less legal thriller, more mystery/suspense/drama, with a lot of character insight and development. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you again so much! (Just fyi, my screen name might be changing soon, as I've put in a request.)
@ReadBooks7. You can tag me. I just checked and my library has House Rules 😊. I hadn’t read a John Grisham novel before but I’ve seen a few movies based on his books. This author will be completely new for me so I’ll be looking forward to it.
