I am Number Four is about
an alien race, Lorien, trying to survive because of Morgadorians
invaded their planet for resources and their own survival. Group of
Lorien kids with their guardian landed in earth. Hey are binded with
ritual that they should be killed in order. They caught Number One in
Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. All of
them were killed. Our protagonist, Number Four, aka John Smith,
is a typical teenager. He's tired of always moving, wants to have permanent friends, school and a girl.
The Book
I liked the book. It has a love story (no tacky love triangle), there's action, a kick ass girl, a
good friend, superpowers and a cute little dog that transforms. It
has more details on what legacies they have, his relationship with
Henri and a peek of what happened to the Lorien planet.
Rating: 4 Fairy Wings!
Rating: 4 Fairy Wings!
The Movie
Thankfully, I watched the movie
first before reading the book. I wasn’t disappointed with the movie
because of Alex Pettyfer. Hotness overload right?! Also, my
expectations were not that huge because of the book-into-movie
trend right now that always leaves me disappointed. There are lots of
details in the book that were not shown in the movie. But I understand
that, if all the details where played in the movie I guess it will probably take 3-4 hours. But, I wanted to see the depth on Four's relationship with his guardian. In
the movie he's just like a rebelling teenager with a little love for Henri. I felt no emotions from the character, especially when Henri died.
Rating: 3 Fairy Wings!
Rating: 3 Fairy Wings!
I found the an article
in the web different with the movies and books contributed by fans
around the globe. Source: http://thatwasnotinthebook.com
| In the Book | In the Movie |
| During the first day of school, Sarah was taking pictures of John. |
She does not take pictures. |
| The dog Bernie Kosar is wearing a dog tag with his name on it. |
He isn't wearing the tag, and we just know his name is Bernie Kosar from the dialog. |
Sam Goode wears his father's glasses. |
He doesn't wear them. |
Four people were said to be on the hay bale truck. |
Sarah and John are alone on the truck. |
| Bernie Kosar transformed into a dragon type creature but without wings. |
He transforms into a
giant bulldog.
|
| Herni is killed during the battle with the Mogadorians during the attack at John's high school. |
He dies after being stabbed by a Mogadorian after John had saved him from the publishers of "They Walk among Us". |
John waits to tell Sam that he is an alien until after they attempt to rescue Henri. |
He has already told Sam. |
Doesn't wear it right away. |
Number Six was already wearing her Loric Costume. |
Sarah's mother is a real estate agent. |
This isn't shown. |
| Number 4 has the legacy to not get burned by fire |
Number 6 has this legacy instead of number 4 |
| Number 4 fights Mark and a bunch of his friends after the hayride, throwing them into the water |
He fights only Mark and doesnt throw him into any water |
Number 4 saves Sarah from a burning house |
Number 4 saves Sarah when she falls off the roof of the house (no fire at all) |
| There is no Lorien tracking stone | There is some sort of Lorien Tracking rock (glows blue on the inside) not mentioned at all in the book. |
Number 4 has the legacy to communicate with animals, and Number 6 has the legacy to control the elements (ex. creating a thunderstorm) |
They do not have (or show) these legacies at all |
There are 2 different types of Mogadorians, Scouts and Soldiers (Soldiers being taller and having the alien swords) |
There is only one kind of Mogadorian shown, the soldiers, no scouts. And their main weapon is a gun not a sword |
Overall:
Pettyfer is a good choice for the lead role.
I’ll still watch the sequel if they created one.
I will also read the sequel soon! Pittacus Lore is a good writer and very imaginative.
Don’t expect too much on the movie because it
can’t show what the books can show us.
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