I enjoyed the movie, but that part did grate; I don't *think* the book made such a big deal about Unconditional Wuv.
The other thing that grated, somewhat related, was how they treated Victoria. In the film she's just a pretty bit of fluff and Tristan's coming-of-age involves realising that and rejecting her.
In the book, she's not interested in him, and he pesters her until she eventually says "go get that star and I'll marry you" as a way of getting rid of him. When he comes back with the star, she's appalled - she still doesn't want to marry him, but she refuses to break her promise. And Tristan's coming-of-age is realising that he's being a bit of a dickhead, and releasing her from her promise.
There's not really so much difference in how things play out, but the tone is very different - "I've been an infatuated idiot and I wish you all the best" rather than "now I see through you, bimbo".
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The other thing that grated, somewhat related, was how they treated Victoria. In the film she's just a pretty bit of fluff and Tristan's coming-of-age involves realising that and rejecting her.
In the book, she's not interested in him, and he pesters her until she eventually says "go get that star and I'll marry you" as a way of getting rid of him. When he comes back with the star, she's appalled - she still doesn't want to marry him, but she refuses to break her promise. And Tristan's coming-of-age is realising that he's being a bit of a dickhead, and releasing her from her promise.
There's not really so much difference in how things play out, but the tone is very different - "I've been an infatuated idiot and I wish you all the best" rather than "now I see through you, bimbo".