I have not read the series and I like it that way when it comes to films because I don't like to be comparing the scenes and debt of acting to the movie I see in my head when I read.
With that said, there is this ongoing desire when it comes to YA (Young Adult) Romances adapted to film to have this great hope that the first will be a commercial success like Twilight and then they will adapt the rest of the series to film. It is rare to have that kind of hit on your hands even twilight was a flux, because the acting was stilted and no chemistry between the costars regardless of them having a relationship. The hype and the fact the books were already beloved as a series that even if it sucked the fans were determined.
With that said, this film would have been better if they combine the series and made one great film, then come back with a sequence which could be a new unread addition to the story if it was a hit. As it stands it feels uncompleted and leaves you wanting. Hollywood has been proved to be unreliable to their movie goers by not completing beloved series romances adapted to film. Now last I heard Disney bought the right to do all 3 films, so one can only hope it won't end up in list below.
For example:
The Mortal Instrument Series I Am Number Four "Lorien Legacies" series Vampire Academy The Covenant
I suggest it's best to be like me and wait on reading the books after you see all the movies so each movie can float on its own merits.
With that said, there is this ongoing desire when it comes to YA (Young Adult) Romances adapted to film to have this great hope that the first will be a commercial success like Twilight and then they will adapt the rest of the series to film. It is rare to have that kind of hit on your hands even twilight was a flux, because the acting was stilted and no chemistry between the costars regardless of them having a relationship. The hype and the fact the books were already beloved as a series that even if it sucked the fans were determined.
With that said, this film would have been better if they combine the series and made one great film, then come back with a sequence which could be a new unread addition to the story if it was a hit. As it stands it feels uncompleted and leaves you wanting. Hollywood has been proved to be unreliable to their movie goers by not completing beloved series romances adapted to film. Now last I heard Disney bought the right to do all 3 films, so one can only hope it won't end up in list below.
For example:
The Mortal Instrument Series I Am Number Four "Lorien Legacies" series Vampire Academy The Covenant
I suggest it's best to be like me and wait on reading the books after you see all the movies so each movie can float on its own merits.