Sorry, but if you read the book then you would understand how badly this movie underachieved. They cut out so many things from the book, and honestly most of the best parts. If anything they should have made the movie two parts instead of dumbing it down and cutting half of the challenge, and book out. Not to mention changing the most random and unnecessary things from the book. Such as, Wade was from Oklahoma City not Columbus, he was close to his mom in the book, he was friends with his elderly neighbor, etc. Changing these things didn't improve the story at all in fact it dumbed it down. I understand the fact that books are usually a bit different than the book, but normally they change details that kind of make sense for a screen adaptation. The production staff just cut out half of the story and dumbed it down. Since the second book isn't as good as the first I truly shudder at how bad that movie will be. For anyone that thinks this movie is really a 9 or 10 please go read the book!