Cris & Taja

OMG!!

I never knew this!!  I just found Michael Ende's website. He is the author of 'The Neverending Story' - the german novel that was written in 1979 & made into a movie in 1984.

Anyway... This movie is my all time favorite & has been for several years.  No change in ranking is perceivable in the near future... I friggin' LOVE this movie.

I have started reading like a crazy book-obsessed weirdo so -of course- added Michael Ende's Neverending Story to my list of MUST-READ books.  Well... in curiousity, I read the excerpt on Michael Ende's website discussing his thoughts on the movie - and OMG!! He hated the movie!! He didnt like what they did to the characters & to the story!  He though it was dumbed down for children and visually over produced... I was so shocked that I moved this book to the top of my list and began reading it last night.  After 2 chapters, I have an idea of why he may have been angry.  The characters described are not shown correctly in the movie!! - I know, right!? - There are big differences too in character names... such as the land of Fantasia - is actually called Fantastica.  & The "Rock- Biters" are actually Rock Chewers... Bastian is supposed to be chubby... The racing snail is driven by a small man known as a Tiny... its a snail sized snail... not a ginormous racing snail... lol!  I am sure I will be adding to this post as I read. I just thought these few differences were pretty interesting!!

Michael Ende's Website

-Taja.