First of all, there really is no comparison between the mini and the movie. The movie is fabricated to meet Hollywood's standards while the mini series stays true to the book as it should. The only one who stood out in the movie version was James Dean while the rest of the cast was bland just like the movie. The movie did not even ATTEMPT to build the characters instead the audience were handed a gorgeous young hunk (James Dean) in a silver platter and expected the young tweenies to eat him up. While the mini takes you on a journey and give you a view of the lives of damaged people who eerily resembles our own. Misery, longing, passion and sins. That's what the mini series was while the big screen version was "James Dean + Teenieboppers = $$$$$" movie.
Review of East of Eden
