Usually, when you’ve read a series of books, you can roughly know what to expect from the film adaptations. there may be minor changes and maybe modern updates if it’s an older book, but overall the plot and destination remain the same.
That’s not the case at all with The Next 365 Days, which is now available to watch on Netflix.
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The trilogy is based on the book series by Blanka Lipińska, but it’s now clear why the official announcement at the start of production on the second and third films said that they were “loosely based” on the books.
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365 days: this day had already made an important change in the series of books with the character of nacho, however, it ended the same: with laura fighting for her life after being shot by ex anna de massimo.
We expected similar notable changes in the next 365 days on the way to the very end of the book. however, the movie ended up doing something totally different than the book it’s based on, which is a much wilder ride.
(spoilers of the book and the movie of the next 365 days).
changes in the book for the next 365 days
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While the book and movie start out similarly (Laura survived being shot), there is already a significant difference.
In the book series, Laura was pregnant when she was shot, but in the movies, she was pregnant when she was involved in the accident at the end of the first movie. Either way, the result is the same as Laura ends up losing her baby as a result of the traumatic event.
Even with this change, the movie could have adapted the book more closely if it wanted to, but we should be thankful it didn’t. The loss of the baby leads Laura to become an alcoholic and Massimo to become a drug and sex addict. their relationship is strained (as it is in the movie), but things get much darker in the book.
(oh, also, laura only survives her injuries in the book after nacho procures her a heart for a transplant. where did she get it? no one knows).
unlike the movie, laura is completely obsessed with nacho in the book and ends up living with him while massimo sleeps with him. while she lives with nacho, she receives a package that is her dead dog (massimo bought her a dog as a gift) in a box. At Olga’s wedding, Massimo tells Laura that Nacho killed her dog.
laura, the fool, believes him and breaks up with nacho, before going home with massimo. massimo (again) holds her against her will after she finds out he was the one who killed the dog. Massimo drugs Laura and tries to get her pregnant, so she threatens to kill herself.
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In an attempt to escape, Laura plans to seduce Massimo and escape when she lets her guard down as a result. Laura finally gets her way with Nacho, they get engaged and in an epilogue, it is revealed that they have a daughter together. Massimo has given up on Laura and divorced her, leaving her to keep the company as well.
It’s kind of a happy ending, but there’s a lot of dark and gross things that have to happen along the way. By comparison, the film is very straightforward as none of this happens and it ends on a more ambiguous note, leaving us wondering if Laura will choose Massimo or Nacho.
We’ve only scratched the surface of what happens in the book, so if you want to read all the wild details, check out this review from a good book user, just another perfectionist.
Author Blanka Lipińska co-wrote all three films in the trilogy adaptation of her own novels, so the changes are not dishonest. The third book received some backlash from fans, meaning it’s possible that Lipińska saw the films as a chance at redemption.
There hasn’t been a fourth 365 Days book yet, but that’s no surprise as the trilogy draws to a close. given the changes in the third movie, it has a more open ending that suggests we’re not done with this story yet.
It remains to be seen if the upcoming 365 Days movie is better received by fans than the book, but if it is, don’t rule out a fourth movie.
the next 365 days is now available on netflix.
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