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 May 6 2006, 08:35 PM
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I hate how all of my favorite books are being ruined when they make it into a film. The Firm, Howl's Moving Castle, etc. They're just so bad, I can't ever stand to read it again.
THEY ARE DESTROYING LITERATURE!! |
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May 7 2006, 07:50 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ That and look at the Harry Potter franchise: they leave out J.K.'s little subtleties and minute plot twists because there are, quite frankly, a lot of them and it would take forever to make a movie. I mean, really, if the Harry Potter movies were exactly like the books, the movies would be about four to five hours long each. You gotta keep it simple so people don't get impatient and walk out the movies, or otherwise lost.
The problem with most movies that are based on literature is that they are way too ambitious. They take like, 700 page novels and then have to create a shorter, coherent whole for consumption. This is why, for the most part, they don't work. One recent movie that did work as an adaptation was Brokeback Mountain. It was based off of a short story by Annie Proulx, and because it was so short, the screenwriters and director had a lot to work with to tell a movie just over two hours long. |
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waccoon Hate. May 6 2006, 08:35 PM
tainted_angel I'd just avoid seeing the movie altogether.
B... May 6 2006, 08:38 PM waccoon THEY DO NOT DO JUSTICE. May 6 2006, 08:41 PM skp86 i know
sometimes i just wish i was the director a... May 6 2006, 08:53 PM This Confession I agree.
it makes me terribly sad
and makes me fee... May 6 2006, 09:08 PM _sarcastic_ i agree.
i hate how they make it so horrible and t... May 6 2006, 11:12 PM Heathasm i dont really have a problem with it. even if it c... May 6 2006, 11:26 PM Arjuna Capulong I bet the directors don't even read the books.... May 7 2006, 12:06 AM stephinika Moved to Entertainment
If another mod thinks it be... May 7 2006, 12:58 AM KweeN Hopefully they dont ruin the Da Vinci Code. May 7 2006, 01:30 AM
Paradox of Life QUOTE(KweeN @ May 7 2006, 1:30 AM) Hopefu... May 11 2006, 09:13 PM Spiritual Winged Aura ^
i think they will.
the trailer looks like .. p... May 7 2006, 05:17 AM waccoon f**k. They're gonna ruin His Dark Materials, I... May 7 2006, 07:59 AM Days Nearly Over THEY'RE MAKING A HIS DARK MATERIALS MOVIE?... May 7 2006, 12:14 PM ama QUOTE(Days Nearly Over @ May 7 2006, 10:1... May 7 2006, 12:36 PM ×__Elle. I don't really care. If I love a book enough, ... May 7 2006, 05:31 PM x1049 i LIKED Howls Moving Castle... May 8 2006, 08:27 AM Kathleen QUOTEf**k. They're gonna ruin His Dark Materia... May 9 2006, 06:15 PM silver rain Yeah, I know what you mean. I hope they don't ... May 9 2006, 06:34 PM Smoogrish QUOTE(silver rain @ May 9 2006, 7:34 PM) ... May 11 2006, 08:05 PM SleepyWoodson QUOTE(waccoon @ May 6 2006, 8:35 PM) I ha... May 10 2006, 01:16 PM waccoon QUOTE(SleepyWoodson @ May 10 2006, 2:16 P... May 11 2006, 12:23 PM This Confession ^yea actually i agree
i really liked the film
alth... May 10 2006, 01:18 PM marzipan well, i like some movies.....like the h/p series. ... May 11 2006, 08:07 PM |
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