Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
I read the book a few years ago which was... different. I'm not sure how the film portrayed it but being told from the boy's perspective gave the book a kind of innocence. I think that made the horror of it all the more real at the end.

In fact, I think reading the book may have put me off watching the film!
Oh Bubba, the film really does show the innocence, in fact that's one thing I really noticed about. There is a scene where I think he is just sat playing on his swing and reading a book, and you can just see the smoke from the chimneys behind him. :/