So I watched the RWRB movie :D
First of all, I am so so happy that this movie was created.
There are so few queer romcoms like this one, where queer people and couples are simply allowed to just exist in the same way straight people and couples have always been represented in television. So a huge thank you to everyone who worked on this movie!
The movie did take out a lot of parts in the book that I feel were really important. I missed the absent characters, the exact dialogues and emails, some of the scenes and the order of events. However, I feel that every single page of the book is really important, so it's unrealistic to expect everything to be fit into a film of reasonable length.
(Would I have watched a five to six hour movie that used the book as a literal script? Yes, but that's not for everyone!)
I don't think any movie can fully capture or replicate the experience of reading a book. Even shows can only come a little bit closer. Red, White & Royal Blue rules among books, so we have to be fair in judging the movie.
The point of the movie was not to replace the book. It was to share a story we loved in a different format so that it could reach more people. It was delightfully fun to watch, and I'd recommend it to anyone, whether they have read the book or not. That was the end goal, and we've reached it!
Happy movie day everyone!!!