8 years ago

the book, at least the first one is TOTALLY different. they explained the loops things very well... i mean, it doesn´t make much sense, but you kinda get the logic while reading it.... I guess TIm Burton read the second one and thought it was crap, and decided to change the hole story in order to only make one movie and not a trilogy.

8 years ago

@czol So a lot of your questions are actually explained in the movie, but let's do this in a more pragmactic way. The Peculiars used to live in the normal world, because the island they lived was a VERY isolated place (hence why that peculiar man, whose body they found, was living there even in modern days), the rift was created in an emergency, to prevent the children to die from the bomb that dropped in their house in 43. Emma explains that for Jacob after he meets Viktor (the eyeless dead boy). (In the books there is no peculiars living in the island, and Viktor is actually killed outside the rift, tho it is not explained how)<br /> The loop repeats what happened in the day that it was created, Jacob was not present that day, so when the loop is reset his presence is erased, that's how he never finds himself as constantly explained by all of the peculiars during Jacob's time with them. (there is no difference in the books and movies concerning this part)<br /> The Daily tasks (squirrel example) are exactly that, daily tasks, things that happen in a certain time that need the peculiars attention, but other than that they are free to do other things, like when Emma takes Jacob to the ship, or the tricks some peculiars play on the villagers as exposed by Miss Peregrine's right when they arrive with Jacob the first time. (In the books children do not have daily tasks)<br /> Jacob's grandfather was an Ethereal hunter, that's why he lived outside the rift, and he was indeed hidden, given the peculiarity that he and Jacob have, pretending to be human is not that hard, as their peculiarity is basically being able to see the Ethereals, as opposed to be light as a feather or having bees living inside of you, that is something you can't easily hide. (In the books, he was not in the house when it was exploded, so he joined the army to get revenge for the death of the peculiars, also, people need to leave and enter the rift from time to time in order to keep it's entrance open, that's how letters arrive in the house).<br /> Most of the loops were created a long time ago, and they explain what would happen if after living so much time in a loop they decide to leave it, flower scene and Emma also explains that for jacob.<br /> I understand the confusion on Jacob's grandfather being alive, but when they travel to London to rescue Miss Peregrine they are actually inside the loop yet, not in modern times, what happened is that since the loop was not reset, the days will start to count again, so instead of living constantly the third day of september, the time will start to pass now and the children will start to age gradually, but they are still living in 43. What they do is enter another rift in London, where Miss Peregrine and the other Ymbrines are kept prisioners and in that rift Jacob's grandfather was still alive, so that's why Jacob is capable of meeting him, and then he jumps from rift to rift until he founds another one that was created in 43 so he is able to reunite with the peculiars. (In the books is explained that if the loop on a rift is not reset it's entrance is closed forever, so Jacob is not able to go back to modern day unless he finds a rift that was created in that year).<br /> The problem is, most of those things were said way too fast in the movie, and I got most of them the second time I watched it, it's a movie for people that know the history, that's a fact, but is still enjoyable.

8 years ago

@gabrielbartz_ Dude, none of that shit was explained in the film &amp; some of it straight up doesn't fit with what was presented. Maybe it was in the book &amp; you've applied it to the film, but like I said in the last paragraph, I don't care about what might or might not be in the book. I watched a film, &amp; it was a crap film that made no sense. Deal with it.

8 years ago

@gabrielbartz_ Thanks for all this info, really enjoyed the movie without reading the books but the extra info you give is great. Will have to rewatch with that in mind for sure.