noonoonomore When I read the book I was mesmerized by the beautiful imagery, the combination of magic realism, love, sex and food; and I didn't expect much from this movies, but what I just saw was horrible beyond imagination.With all those materials given in the book the cinematography could've been amazing instead we're forced to watch some amateurish uninteresting pointless shots of everything. Half of the very important parts of the book was omitted, and I don't even wanna bother with the acting! That doctor was supposed to look kind, but with all that unnecessary smiles he looked like a pervert who tries to smile his way out of looking like one.You can read the book and have a blast instead of having a headache by watching this.

abezahler-31-262881 Watching the movie Like Water For Chocolate was a disappointing experience for me. After I had read the very gripping and interesting book I was looking forward to the movie. I was excited to see how the creators of the movie were going to show the most interesting part of the book, the magical realism. To my dismay i was deeply disappointed when I saw the magical realism "scenes" in the movie. The parts in the movie with magical realism were too short and random. A few examples are; when she wore the knitted blanket and it was ridiculously long, or when Tita's tears were shown dripping down the steps. The scenes seemed like they were add ons to the movie that were unnecessary. I found that the magical realism actually took away from the story in the movie. It Distanced the viewer from the characters, making them difficult to relate to. Conversely in the novel the magical realism did not take away from the story but it did not significantly add anything to the story. The movie also was lacking in depth beyond the external plot. In the book there were many underlying meanings hidden in the text. But because the acting was so terrible in the movie it felt like a soap, that meant nothing more than the crumby lines being shoved in the actors mouths. To summarize, if anyone is interested in watching this film I recommend reading the book.

Sarah M While the movie was not a complete let down, it was also not quite as satisfying as the book. The book had so much more emotion to it that the movie had trouble capturing. I found that in the movie, the magical realism was a bit too much. Magical realism works really well in one's mine but is much harder to put on screen. I also felt that the magical realism in the film took away from the importance of the food. While the food played such a vital role in the book, it took more of a backseat role in the film. I also think that the movie was not what I was hoping for because of the way I originally pictured the characters as I read the book. The book had such great imagery that I was able to create a sort of movie in my mind; when the film did not match the one I had imagined, I was left with a sort of disappointment. It may be one of those films that is much more wonderful if the viewer has not previously read the book. While the film was not as good as the book, I do still think the film did a good job of highlighting the key points of the book. For example, the rocky relationship between Mama Elena and Tita was portrayed very well. Overall it was not a terrible movie and it was a fresh new way to look at the events of the book the way someone else pictured them.

alexrch11 The movie did live up to the book and did not capture the powerful emotions expressed by Tita and Pedro. The plot seemed rushed compared to the book's and not much time was spent on key scenes. During scenes pertaining to the Mexican Revolution, comical music was played which significantly took away from the seriousness of the time period. Though the scenes of magical realism were shot well, they did not seem as powerful as in the book. The director did do a particularly good job with Tita's mental breakdown. Overall I thought that it was decent and would recommend this movie to anyone who found interest in the book despite some of its flaws.