It feels like stepping into the world from Bosch's paintings. Also, what Arata says about God (that he got tired of pulling the cart, got snotty and died) is one the most nihilistic sentences I have ever heard. So powerful in the context of this dark, hopeless world.
This movie takes you to an experience you will feel only in few films... It will hunt you with the visuals, the grotesque, the insanity, the filth, the despair.... An amazing yet uncomfortable ride
This is the only medieval movie where you can feel the mud under your feet and smell the shit everywhere. Such an immersive and epic experience. But you need a shitload of patience and stamina to get through this, but you get rewarded with a once in a lifetime movie experience. Cause i bet you wont see this one again.
Many walked out of the theater at the screening I went to. All in different phases. Some right away, some half an hour in and some over an hour and a half in. I wonder what kept them there so long in the first place. It was a difficult watch, but I enjoyed having watched it. Also, I want to watch it again haha
Try Passolini's Salo if you want a movie you might not want to watch again. I would gladly watch this again. There's so much to take in, it will take a lifetime. An amazing achievement.
Haha I saw it in one sitting and then watched it again two days later. I think people exaggerate a little bit about how hard it is to watch. Try sympathy for mr vengance if you really want a challenge
Mr. German proved that a true master can deliver the best 3D-picture ever just using 2D B/W. I just can't believe how much happens in the background in every single scene. I'm still impressed.
No, it's easy to get through.. just watch 20 minutes at a time. But that means picking your jaw off the floor 8 times instead of one. There seriously needs to be a book about the making of this film. A big one.
For anyone confused by this film - its not meant to tell a story - its meant to communicate a feeling. More specifically, what it feels like to be an intelligent person in a backwards country surrounded by idiots (in this case Russia, but in reality anywhere on earth).
@@mtganalytic9796 it is NOT A SHITTY movie, it is a masterpiece of images, and one of the greatest films of the last decade at minimum. Just because it doesn’t hold your hand into plot-narrative land, doesn’t make it shitty, just makes you dense for being so dismissive of a film that is the cinematic equivalent to Renaissance art, that isn’t an exaggeration.
When I read your message, I thought, “Stop! I saw the HD version!” I looked on Wikipedia and found no information about the release. Even the most popular Russian tracker had only the DVD9 version. I looked at another one and “bingo!”, I actually saw her! In general, everything is fine, you can watch this great movie in good quality! If you are interested, write and I will tell you how.
This is what it looks like when you study a fanatic authoritarian and spiritualist medieval civilization as a xenophile egalitarian materialist with the shared burden civic
This is either the greatest film ever made or the worst film ever made. At the 2 hour mark I realised that my mouth was hanging open and that I had a most confused expression on my face. I had no idea what was going on. The film was painful to watch and yet I couldn't stop watching. For all those asking about subtitles; don't bother. Just watch it in Russian. You wont get any real extra understanding from the subs. Often the dialogue is disjointed and seemingly random. It's almost Lynchian. The visuals are just beautiful and utterly disgusting. I still don't know whether I love this film or hate it. Perhaps both.
+tigermunky There is some explanatory content to the dialogue, for example they explain that on Arkanar The Renaissance did not occur therefore culture and society remained at the medieval stage. I thought these revelations gave it a little extra poignancy.I rather liked it overall; it's like the distilled essence of the Medieval period of popular imagination viewed whilst slightly intoxicated.
Michael Johns Of course, there was the explanatory dialogue in the beginning...and then what? Don Reba spent the film looking for Budah, who he eventually finds and tells to go away. Then some people come to kill Don Reba. They kill his girfriend/wife/mistress. Then Don Reba kills everyone. The end. Now, I know, from reading a synopsis of the novel, what the general plot is. But very little of it is communicated in the film. I agree with your statement that the period visuals are impressive. I imagine that this is what living in the medieval period was like.
I would highly recommend people read the novel or at least the wikipedia summary before watching this film, that way you at least have a basic grasp of what's going on, and it makes the film more enjoyable.
First time I was bewildered but captivated with the technical aspects of the filmmaking. After second viewing I have to agree it is indeed a masterpiece. Totally unique film, a warning of how bad things were, and how bad things could get without the light of true reason.
The Stugatsky brothers are a big philosophy plus fiction: Working and thinking are two different things. Many people can work, but few people can think. The person who works and thinks will always be successful ... and the one who just works and does not think will become like Arkanar
Watched this whole movie one time and it was painful in regards to following any kind of plot or theme, but what stuck out for me to the very end was the cinematography of this THING. Its flat out incredible and crazy.
I just finished the book. Not an easy read. I was getting lost a bit trying to follow what was going on, and the characters got a bit confusing at times because some of them had more than one name. Maybe it was the translation too, but I found some of the conversations quite, er, unusual.
сначала смотрел фильм потом трейлер. Они АБСОЛЮТНО разную картину создают. В трейлере даже одной 100 от того треша не показали что в фильме, зато музычки крутой накатили и использовали почти все нормальные кадры от которых не охота блевать. И не надо мне говорить что я не понял картины - я прекрасно ее понял. Я получил от нее ровно тот опыт что и хотел передать бедняга режиссер которого прямо во время сьемок хватил сердечный удар. Герман похоже так преисполнился своей картиной что решил увенчать Усьо сие чудо своей смэтью - вот это я понимаю вовлеченность!
Well I just finished this. I had no idea what was going on but then I watched nost of it while getting drunk. Visually this film is gorgeous in so many ways and the lead actor was brilliant in my opinion. Hell yes, this film is up there with classics like Erasure Head. Who cares whether you get it or not, it was the best celluloid trip I've had all year so far. Fuck Disney by the way, just had to get that off my chest
This is without a doubt one of the greatest acting performances I have ever seen. This whole film is a masterpiece. A unique experience unlike any other. Maybe we will never see a film this “lived in” ever again.
Eraserhead is absolutely straightforward in it's plot and presentation once you realize it's simply about a guy not wanting to be responsible for a baby.
I expected to be grossed out but actually, after immersing myself in the bluray for three hours, I was more mesmerised than anything else. The filth and the fluid is just 'there', the consistent beauty of how the film's composed is what won me over more than anything. I think Saw is more for the gross-out fans.....they won't 'get' this.
@@davidsanderson5918 you make a good point! Definitely, after a few hours I thought this movie over and it’s truly incredible. It’s shame that the movie isn’t talked about more
can't wait to watch this and Satantango back to back. =D. I will enjoy finding the silver-lining in humanity's despair. Anime has prepared me for this.
People who are not in the theme of the story is initially difficult to understand the film. This is its main drawback. Those who dare to look, I advise at least briefly examine the original story Strugatsky.
If anyone here who shoots a little still and video isn't knocked out by the camerawork and consistent focus...my question is, could we do something like this with a Gopro or it's equivilant? What the heck was this shot with....
Subtitles: www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/5780888/trudno-byt-bogom-en - for 720p www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/5780892/trudno-byt-bogom-en - for 1080p
I enjoyed it, but did find it hard work. I think it's one of those movies, to me, that would benefit from some sort of viewer's guide or at least reading other people's opinions, takes, and commentary during the slower scenes. It needs Joe Bob style interludes to explain what the heck is going on and what the director intended.
Just heard about this movie. Watched this trailer. Assumed it was from 1970’s like Stalker or Solaris. Nope, 2013. So more along the lines of the Lighthouse.
For poeple who dont understand about what is this film . You should watch "Hard to Be a God" from (1989) so u will have good idea about story and settings there.
Such an amazing cinematic experience though some of the excellent narrative re: humanity's inhumanity be it here or on the planet in question w/sci-fi/moral elements & questions gets a bit lost in all that visceral eye-candy/revulsion compared with the novel but the feeling of it all comes through, hugely. Haven't been able to locate an English subs version recently. Pointers?
I've only watched a randomly selected five minute section to see what it was like, seemed to have some semblance of sense with words in English....ruclips.net/video/hRL4cXXX9Po/видео.html
It's highly recommended! By reading the book you won't spoil anything for your viewing experience, but you will have a better understanding the polemic between film and book. It's almost like the movie is a reality captured in film and the book is fiction based on that film. Plus you will know a lot more about the lore by reading the novel.
![[The First Ten Minutes Of] Hard to be a God (2015)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pn83z339XWw/mqdefault.jpg)
It feels like stepping into the world from Bosch's paintings. Also, what Arata says about God (that he got tired of pulling the cart, got snotty and died) is one the most nihilistic sentences I have ever heard. So powerful in the context of this dark, hopeless world.
This movie takes you to an experience you will feel only in few films... It will hunt you with the visuals, the grotesque, the insanity, the filth, the despair.... An amazing yet uncomfortable ride
Don't you rather mean *haunt*?
No, this film will literally hunt you down
@nick - First and foremost, Gherman's previous film, 'Khrustaliov, My Car'. Just as intense and overwhelming.
I laughed hard at one point. It was a scene leading up to a sex scene...then everyone turns to the POV of the camera and looks at the viewer.
This is the only medieval movie where you can feel the mud under your feet and smell the shit everywhere. Such an immersive and epic experience. But you need a shitload of patience and stamina to get through this, but you get rewarded with a once in a lifetime movie experience. Cause i bet you wont see this one again.
Many walked out of the theater at the screening I went to. All in different phases. Some right away, some half an hour in and some over an hour and a half in. I wonder what kept them there so long in the first place. It was a difficult watch, but I enjoyed having watched it. Also, I want to watch it again haha
Andrei Rublev and speccialy Marketa Lazarova are more immersive
Gustavo Enrique, they certainly are the three most realistic medieval movies ever made, even if this one is sci-fi. Tiene usted muy buen gusto.
Try Passolini's Salo if you want a movie you might not want to watch again. I would gladly watch this again. There's so much to take in, it will take a lifetime. An amazing achievement.
Haha I saw it in one sitting and then watched it again two days later. I think people exaggerate a little bit about how hard it is to watch. Try sympathy for mr vengance if you really want a challenge
Reminds me of the town where I grew up.
ĸaιne wake up now
Did you grow up in Grimsby?
@@jon780249 lmao
bruh from High Point, NC!
Where the fuck did you grow up?! silent hill!
Mr. German proved that a true master can deliver the best 3D-picture ever just using 2D B/W. I just can't believe how much happens in the background in every single scene. I'm still impressed.
No, it's easy to get through.. just watch 20 minutes at a time. But that means picking your jaw off the floor 8 times instead of one. There seriously needs to be a book about the making of this film. A big one.
For anyone confused by this film - its not meant to tell a story - its meant to communicate a feeling. More specifically, what it feels like to be an intelligent person in a backwards country surrounded by idiots (in this case Russia, but in reality anywhere on earth).
what a fascinating projection, Don Rumata, cant wait for you to kill us all
@Don Rumata - Correct. Or as Sartre put it: hell is the other people.
What if Elon Musk is the real Rumata, sent by another workd thousands of yesrs ahead of us
Ok cool but why takes 3 hours and farting and pissing and shitting 24/7 to make that point?
@@kinhamid9665 The guy who said Covid would be gone by April? Sure 🙄
The best film I have ever seen. No one can top the cinematography
and for what reason, lol? intersting expirience? it is a shitty movie about shit, read book, its a lot(in this case - unlimitly) better
@@mtganalytic9796 it is NOT A SHITTY movie, it is a masterpiece of images, and one of the greatest films of the last decade at minimum. Just because it doesn’t hold your hand into plot-narrative land, doesn’t make it shitty, just makes you dense for being so dismissive of a film that is the cinematic equivalent to Renaissance art, that isn’t an exaggeration.
I went from re-watching Stalker to this. There's no "top" between these two, both are very different creatures and both eye-poppingly amazing.
21st century's Stalker imo
Even Stanley Kubrick would be jealous of the style of master composing cinematography shots in this movie 🎬
Watching this high was profound and otherworldly, it changed my life.
hahahaha, I tried. I had to turn it off after the first 10 minutes. I couldn't handle it lol
@@ComiKon92 It makes you feel like your losing it
where can i watch this ?
How did it change your life?
@@zebjwest6709 theres a full version on youtube
This is like the film version of black metal.
null father True that!
This explains even more why I adore this movie as much as I do.
kvlt
Other than black metal, this movie is not Style over Substance.
@@snakeli8880 where did you watch this ?
Come to the Czech Republic. It's really beautiful here!
Смотрим с женой этот фильм в каждый день Святого Валентина
This movie is mesmerising. It looks like it was made in a parallel universe.
"Beautiful" is not one of the words I'd use to describe this movie.
it's WEIRD or TERRIBLE to be precise.
You guys should honestly release an HD restoration of Aleksei German's directorial debut "Trial on the Road" for Blu-ray.
When I read your message, I thought, “Stop! I saw the HD version!” I looked on Wikipedia and found no information about the release. Even the most popular Russian tracker had only the DVD9 version. I looked at another one and “bingo!”, I actually saw her! In general, everything is fine, you can watch this great movie in good quality! If you are interested, write and I will tell you how.
Best viewing experience was from within a pile of warm, fresh laundry.
your cat was watching?
@@fistacha6245 They *are* the cat.
It's need to be sayed: the sound effects/foley are absolutely phenomenal in this one!
0:55 Oscar Nomination
"A MASTERPIECE"
Masterpiece lol
a true masterpiece, i am thankful to myself that i have developed a taste to like this movie
Me too. If you love cinematography, what's not to like?!? :)
cinema does not get better than this.
No other movie has this level of realistic detail, the greatest movie to look at.
For home hamster
So this is what it looks like when you study a medieval civilization in Stellaris
This is what it looks like when you study a fanatic authoritarian and spiritualist medieval civilization as a xenophile egalitarian materialist with the shared burden civic
@@alekseiloboda2553 loll
Eyes, Brain and Soul are going to need a three day rest after this one.
This is either the greatest film ever made or the worst film ever made. At the 2 hour mark I realised that my mouth was hanging open and that I had a most confused expression on my face. I had no idea what was going on. The film was painful to watch and yet I couldn't stop watching. For all those asking about subtitles; don't bother. Just watch it in Russian. You wont get any real extra understanding from the subs. Often the dialogue is disjointed and seemingly random. It's almost Lynchian. The visuals are just beautiful and utterly disgusting.
I still don't know whether I love this film or hate it. Perhaps both.
+tigermunky There is some explanatory content to the dialogue, for example they explain that on Arkanar The Renaissance did not occur therefore culture and society remained at the medieval stage. I thought these revelations gave it a little extra poignancy.I rather liked it overall; it's like the distilled essence of the Medieval period of popular imagination viewed whilst slightly intoxicated.
Michael Johns
Of course, there was the explanatory dialogue in the beginning...and then what?
Don Reba spent the film looking for Budah, who he eventually finds and tells to go away. Then some people come to kill Don Reba. They kill his girfriend/wife/mistress. Then Don Reba kills everyone. The end.
Now, I know, from reading a synopsis of the novel, what the general plot is. But very little of it is communicated in the film.
I agree with your statement that the period visuals are impressive. I imagine that this is what living in the medieval period was like.
Ahhh yes, Don Rumata. :-) thanks
'Estetica uratului'..look it up
I would highly recommend people read the novel or at least the wikipedia summary before watching this film, that way you at least have a basic grasp of what's going on, and it makes the film more enjoyable.
One of my favorite films of all time. It's truly a masterpiece
First time I was bewildered but captivated with the technical aspects of the filmmaking. After second viewing I have to agree it is indeed a masterpiece. Totally unique film, a warning of how bad things were, and how bad things could get without the light of true reason.
This film shows the UK GOV at it's best. 🤯🤷♂️
There is something wonderful to look at in every frame.
Best trailer ever...
for worst movie
I edited it. :-)
@@Rodrigo_Brandaowhat’s this music?!!!!
This trailer is already a masterpiece.
The Stugatsky brothers are a big philosophy plus fiction: Working and thinking are two different things. Many people can work, but few people can think. The person who works and thinks will always be successful ... and the one who just works and does not think will become like Arkanar
ну ахуеть
This is a fucking rad movie if you toss out all your preconceived notions about how a film should be blocked/framed and told.
A film so ugly and desperate, it's goddamn beautiful.
After the last five years I can relate to this film.
Yep, I like your judgement of time period.
2016-2021 The Shite Age.
@@davidsanderson5918things were good for me
Watched this whole movie one time and it was painful in regards to following any kind of plot or theme, but what stuck out for me to the very end was the cinematography of this THING. Its flat out incredible and crazy.
Funny thing, the more you go back and look again, the more the plot will emerge.
Plot is really secondary in a movie like this, I think.
This is what Berserk should look like if it will he adopted in live action.
I just finished the book. Not an easy read. I was getting lost a bit trying to follow what was going on, and the characters got a bit confusing at times because some of them had more than one name. Maybe it was the translation too, but I found some of the conversations quite, er, unusual.
There's other Strugatskie books in that cycle. As well as movie adaptations. 1989 version of this film and "Inhabited Island".
The novel by the Strugatsky brothers is "Roadside Picnic"
To "Stalker", you mean.
I hope you don't mean the novella this movie is based on, because it's a different novella. It's also called "It's Hard to Be a God."
MASTERPIECE ! Thumb up, please
Also has "A Field in England" vibe to it
сначала смотрел фильм потом трейлер. Они АБСОЛЮТНО разную картину создают. В трейлере даже одной 100 от того треша не показали что в фильме, зато музычки крутой накатили и использовали почти все нормальные кадры от которых не охота блевать.
И не надо мне говорить что я не понял картины - я прекрасно ее понял. Я получил от нее ровно тот опыт что и хотел передать бедняга режиссер которого прямо во время сьемок хватил сердечный удар. Герман похоже так преисполнился своей картиной что решил увенчать Усьо сие чудо своей смэтью - вот это я понимаю вовлеченность!
классный фильм. душевный. ))
Russian Renaissance Festivals are hardcore.
Well I just finished this. I had no idea what was going on but then I watched nost of it while getting drunk. Visually this film is gorgeous in so many ways and the lead actor was brilliant in my opinion. Hell yes, this film is up there with classics like Erasure Head. Who cares whether you get it or not, it was the best celluloid trip I've had all year so far. Fuck Disney by the way, just had to get that off my chest
Fuck Disney
This is without a doubt one of the greatest acting performances I have ever seen. This whole film is a masterpiece. A unique experience unlike any other. Maybe we will never see a film this “lived in” ever again.
Fuck Disney
Eraserhead is absolutely straightforward in it's plot and presentation once you realize it's simply about a guy not wanting to be responsible for a baby.
++ Did u watched Enter the void?
this could very well be one of the most visceral films ever made
smelliest for sure
Miserable movie...
Loved it!
I will watch this, then watch it, and watch it again, at least fifty times. Then I will report back with my review.
профессиональный подход. уважение!!.
Finally, a town where I might be able to afford rent.
A masterpiece would be correct
1:05 when you can't get enough of nutella
this movie is hard as hell to get through.
just outstanding this move is out of this world
welcome to Anor Londo
This movie is an assault on the senses. One of a kind, not for all tastes, but a visceral masterpiece.
If you like films like Aguirre, you'd probably like this one too. But there're so many uninteresting things about this film for me.
fiqipraramadhan Aguirre, The Warth of God ?
@paul w oh ok i thought it was the wrath of god.
thanks for reminding me this exists! just got my own copy!
If you wanted to feel grossed out by a movie I recommend this
I expected to be grossed out but actually, after immersing myself in the bluray for three hours, I was more mesmerised than anything else. The filth and the fluid is just 'there', the consistent beauty of how the film's composed is what won me over more than anything. I think Saw is more for the gross-out fans.....they won't 'get' this.
@@davidsanderson5918 you make a good point! Definitely, after a few hours I thought this movie over and it’s truly incredible. It’s shame that the movie isn’t talked about more
can't wait to watch this and Satantango back to back. =D. I will enjoy finding the silver-lining in humanity's despair. Anime has prepared me for this.
Attention, c'est un des dix meilleurs films de tous les temps, pas un truc étrange méconnu, les gars!
It's wild that RUclips would randomly reccomend me this nine year old video, mere days after buying the book this movie is based on.
Google eavesdrops
People who are not in the theme of the story is initially difficult to understand the film. This is its main drawback. Those who dare to look, I advise at least briefly examine the original story Strugatsky.
I want to check this out. I'll have to see if I can, with my crazy work schedule.
Jimmy Joe Aye, your work schedule is mad!
quit your job, watch movies
I Love this fuckin crazy movie, its like a dadá dream.
If anyone here who shoots a little still and video isn't knocked out by the camerawork and consistent focus...my question is, could we do something like this with a Gopro or it's equivilant? What the heck was this shot with....
so watch it for the cinematography instead of expecting a coherent plotted script? Got it :)
For coherent plotted script you have 1989 version.
The music has no business being this good
Reminds me of Andrej Rubljow by Tarkovsky. Is it comparable?
да. очень даже может быть.
WOW.... I ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THIS BY ACCIDENT I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE Hard to be a God PC GAME , :)
Same... And now i would rather watch the movie and read the book than playing the game.
@@TheFlanker47 watch 1989 version
Honestly, props to whomever edited this trailer, they made the impossible possible lmao
Thanks! It was my pleasure!
I want to see this film!!! looks really cool.
обязательно посмотри. Это очень серьёзное кино, не для всех. Нужен особый настрой на него.
This looks absolutly phenomenal
This is how I always imagined Discworld.
Gilliam meets Tarkovsky? I don't know, but I know I need to see this.
More like Gilliam meets Bela Tarr
@@bryanchu5379 - FYI, everything in Bela Tarr is stolen from Tarkovsky.
@@offbeat65 eh I wouldn't say stolen but definitely heavily borrowed from Tarkovsky.
@@bryanchu5379 And approximately a million percent less interesting :)
I was thinking, "Wow, this guy out-images Gilliam" and that's true. But really, this is really a Russian Fellini.
Brilliant, nostalgia vibes, great author's
поддерживаю.
Greatest film of all time, sorry not sorry.
I get 40k Age of Strife vibes from this a lot. Cant wait to watch later.
Wow beautiful! Does anyone know the music used in the trailer?
German director film.Just watching!
Who is the soundtrack? It's like ritual and drone- something like Sunn O)))
I need that music too
Does anyone know where this film can be seen with English subtitles? Theaters, DVDs, anything? I've looked everywhere.
Subtitles:
www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/5780888/trudno-byt-bogom-en - for 720p
www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/5780892/trudno-byt-bogom-en - for 1080p
PoetLaurehate Here is the Amazon page: amzn.com/B00VHAG82Q
okay, i will watch it now, thx.
My back garden before I cleaned it up..
When you come back to visit your old hometown
this one is on my must watch list
Damn. Looks Amazing, Unique! Looking for the blu-ray now..
It's on Amazon Prime folks
finally! a wrk in progress completed
I enjoyed it, but did find it hard work. I think it's one of those movies, to me, that would benefit from some sort of viewer's guide or at least reading other people's opinions, takes, and commentary during the slower scenes. It needs Joe Bob style interludes to explain what the heck is going on and what the director intended.
Greatest russian film.
Masterpiece my arse
this isn't sci-fi this is just Russia
Yeah. Like 5 miles outside Moscow
nope.this is usa 200 years from now
More like Kensington. Philadelphia.USA.2024
San Francisco Poop Map to help you
@@DanielJoyce а ты там был умник?
Just heard about this movie. Watched this trailer. Assumed it was from 1970’s like Stalker or Solaris. Nope, 2013. So more along the lines of the Lighthouse.
„i was born into this world full of happiness, but it evolved into hatred and Bliss"
it's hard to watch this film
2 parts Tarkovsky, 1 part Gilliam and 1 part Lynch. I am not quite sure it worked for me though. Was it good or bad? I am undecided.
For poeple who dont understand about what is this film . You should watch "Hard to Be a God" from (1989) so u will have good idea about story and settings there.
I have it in the DVD player ready to go. Not sure I want to anymore...
its on NETFLIX!
+Humble Pie Thanks for the heads up! I saw it at the NWFF a year ago and have thinking about it ever since.
+nathan lincoln For sure. its definitely a movie to re-watch again.
+WIL SUPER no worries
Such an amazing cinematic experience though some of the excellent narrative re: humanity's inhumanity be it here or on the planet in question w/sci-fi/moral elements & questions gets a bit lost in all that visceral eye-candy/revulsion compared with the novel but the feeling of it all comes through, hugely. Haven't been able to locate an English subs version recently. Pointers?
I've only watched a randomly selected five minute section to see what it was like, seemed to have some semblance of sense with words in English....ruclips.net/video/hRL4cXXX9Po/видео.html
The trailer makes it look like something is happening... but it really isnt.
Interesting, I saw the 1990 Peter Fleischmann movie when it came out. I was not aware there was another film produced.
I doubt anyone will answer this but should I read the book first?
It's highly recommended! By reading the book you won't spoil anything for your viewing experience, but you will have a better understanding the polemic between film and book. It's almost like the movie is a reality captured in film and the book is fiction based on that film. Plus you will know a lot more about the lore by reading the novel.
Book is good but movie is very different and will make you angry for not following the book. Read it later maybe.
Heard of this from the brighter side podcast