Meg Cabot in my opinion is legendary. She is my absolute favorite author so why not write a post about her? To start off I want to give a little background on how I stumbled upon this brilliant author. Short story, it started when I was in the sixth grade, (in the library of course), and I needed something to read when I happened upon a book with a crown. The first book in the Princess Diaries series, The Princess Diaries.
This takes us perfectly to our topic of the day. Book vs. Movie! (Both Princess Diaries movies to be exact.)
Now first of all I want to say that I love Disney and I love Anne Hathaway, so even though the book and movie do not match I love the movie anyway. But today we are taking a closer look at the story and comparing it to the movies. Lets start by making a list like Mia does in her books.
Things wrong in both movies (Book to Movie comparison)
- Grandmere is not supposed to be nice
- Princess lessons are done in a hotel (not a gated house)
- Grandmere is missing her dog
- Michael is MIA in the second movie
- Where's Boris??
- Mia's hair color and style
- Where's her body guard
- Her group of friends
- Trevor (Mia's brother's name is Rocky!)
- Fat Louise Hair color
And the one that bothers me the most
Mia's father is not supposed to be dead!
Okay so I understand that some of these come later in the books, like Mia's friend Tina, but Tina's one of my favorite characters! They skipped all of this when they made the second movie.
So yeah they got things wrong. That's what they get when they don't get the author involved. Seriously look at Harry Potter and Twilight, the authors had some say in those. However I doo love the fact that Meg puts in the diaries that Mia thinks they are all wrong. This made the two tie together so much more even with the differences.
I guess what makes the book s better though, there is more story to go around. Let's hope Meg writes about her one day again (or at least writes another book with her or even helps Mia update her blog!)
Before I end this post I want to list some of the things I thought they got right in the movie even if it wasn't in the book. (Once again Mia style.)
Things Good in the Movies (even if not in the book)
- Michael! Hott!
- Mia was perfect! (besides her hair lol)
- Casting
- Genovia
- The Hair Dresser
- Outfits for the balls
- Dairy
- Mattress surfing!
- Mia's closet
- Chris Pine is amazing in the second movie
- I loved Julie Andrews the most (even though Grandmere isn't supposed to be kind.)
Well that's all I'm going to post today. Leave some comments below you want more about this or any other book. Also be sure to check out The Romance Bookie (romancebookie.blogspot.com) and find the Meg-A-Readers for some more fun.
What is your favorite book or movie?