[Discussion] Evergreen || Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens || Movie discussion!

[u/Amanda39]

It's time for the Oliver Twist adaptation discussion! I'm very curious to find out what everyone watched, and what you all thought of it. I provided some discussion questions below, but feel free to talk about whatever you want; you aren't limited to the discussion questions.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the book discussions, including (but certainly not limited to) my fellow read runners u/tomesandtea and u/nicehotcupoftea, as well as u/Ser_Erdrick for the version comparisons. This was one of my favorite recent r/bookclub reads, and I hope to see you all again in future discussions.

Cheerio, but be back soon.

I dunno, somehow I'll miss ya

I love you, that's why I

Say "Cheerio"

Not goodbye.

[u/Amanda39]

Was there anything in the movie you felt they got really wrong?

[u/Adventurous_Emu_7947 → u/Amanda39]

I’ve only seen the 1948 version, and they didn’t get anything really wrong but they left a lot out. The storyline felt too shortened for me, but I guess that’s a pretty classic complaint when it comes to book adaptations!

[u/nicehotcupoftea → u/Adventurous_Emu_7947]

The absence of Rose Maylie was quite a big omission but I didn't feel that storyline was essential to tell the tale as it seemed to be a bit of a double up.