'The Idea of You' Author Didn't Love the Movie's Ending, Reason Why Revealed

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Not everyone is satisfied with how The Idea of You ends – including the author of the book that inspired the film. Robinne Lee talked to Jezebel about her debut novel being adapted into a movie, and why she prefers her original ending. Keep reading to find out more… During the discussion of the difference between the book and the movie, she explained why the ending the book was controversial to some. “When I was writing this book, I was very aware that I was writing from the perspective of a French woman.

I’m a huge fan. I live here now in Paris and they have a different approach to many things than we do in America. And that’s part of their appeal to me.

I love the way they tell their stories. I love their films. I love that they don’t feel like they have to put a happy ending on it and wrap it up in a pretty bow,” she said. “I love that there’s a lesson to be learned and it can be dark and groveling and it could be sad.

It can be illuminating. If you’re French, you go out to eat with your friends after [a movie] in a cafe and you smoke cigarettes and drink red wine for two more hours talking about it.