It's Kind of a Funny Story Movie Review (My version)

     I really enjoyed reading the book but watching the movie was pretty amusing as well. I really liked the movie but it was a tad unusual at first. I wasn't expecting Craig to check himself in the hospital that quickly in the movie, so that was definitely a surprise in the beginning. In my opinion, the director could have added a few scenes before to give the viewers (mainly those who haven't read the book yet) a better understanding on why Craig wanted to commit suicide in the first place. But I have to admit, the beginning of the movie really had some suspension which isn't bad. I really appreciate the usage of a long shot when Craig was riding his to the bridge to almost commit suicide AND to the hospital to check himself in. By using a long shot, it really made me focus on the location that Craig is in and I think it's quite important because it shows that from the beginning, Craig is strong enough to not kill himself and do the right thing. There were also a few medium shots when Craig and Bobby spend time together because I could recognized their interaction between each other. Another relationship would be Craig and Noelle and the very first time they talked to each other was when they sat down and played a question game. That scene was an over the shoulder shot because they were communicating face-to-face, so the camera switches from Craig's to Noelle's point of view. That way, we could pay attention to one actor/actress at a time. There were a close-up shot of Craig when he was talking to Dr. Minerva (a.k.a. her therapist) because I could see that he's thinking of a whole bunch of things but he's holding it all back. Sometimes, he would even sweat, just like in the story. Lastly, I think it's nice that the director cut out some of the not as necessary parts of the story and just put all of the crucial (and funny) parts into the movie. Overall, I enjoyed watching the movie and I would definitely recommend anyone ages 13+ to watch this because it talks about a serious medical problem that many of us can relate to but it has a twist to it. Comedy was involved and I really, really liked that about the movie and the book, itself.