Clary screaming and calling a scene to shut the place down. The first evidence Clary sees of the Shadowhunter world, with the slaying of a demon in a nightclub in the book was intense and messy. I really think if I had not read the book I would have barely rated the movie on it’s own merits for their relationship. The romance in the film failed to build to that intense attraction it had in the books and felt rushed. Summing up their chemistry together, as you can guess, was like drinking lukewarm tea and failed to deliver on my expectations. In fact, I cringed every time he appeared on the screen. With Jamie Campbell in the role, Jace felt practically emo and brooding, losing all appeal for me. The same with Jace – in the book he was extremely handsome, muscular like an athlete, and possessed a lazy gracefulness which juxtaposed his overconfidence and cockiness bordering on insult. And sorry, I just didn’t get that from the Lily. She was always standing up for the downtrodden, fighting for justice – and she did so vehemently.
Lily Colins did a commendable job, but her representation lacked that righteousness that was the core motivation for Clary in the novel. I’m not sure if it was casting, script, or the omission of so much build up that the two leads felt a little wishy-washy. And consequently I did not feel the love for the characters of Clary and Jace as I did in the book. ‘ City of Bones,‘ the novel, set up the characters really well and the reveals throughout the plot were well timed.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the big screen version just as much. Only because you can explore so much more in a novel than in the time limit acceptable for a film.
Having said that, comparing the film adaptation to the book is always going to be a futile exercise. Action and adventure… with just about any supernatural being you can think of thrown in the mix!Įxcuse me while I have a fangirl moment, but the absolute first thing I must make you aware of is that I looove the Shadowhunter universe Cassandra Clare has created, and am thankful there are so many volumes in which to indulge.
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