01-17-2012, 08:51 AM
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The Other Side of Midnight.
They totally destroyed that story. It couldn't possibly be a matter of time because the book was not all that long.
I read the book in High school and like you, Twilla, I can't remember specifics but all I know is much of the story was distorted from the book.
Susan Sarandon was a good choice to play the main character, but the rest fell flat.
Altered a bit to fit a time frame for a movie is one thing, but totally destroying the content and storyline are different.
Another one that comes to mid is Orwell's 1984.
I was so jazzed to see they did a movie of this book - which is one of my all time favorites - and when they really chopped it up, I had to go home and read it again, much like getting an 'ear worm' song out of my head. It was required reading in high school and I had already read it once by then.
Animal Farm was another required read. I'm not sure if they even made a movie about that one but if they did, I know they fucked it up totally. And if they do either now, they won't tell the horrors of the lessons he tried to tell.
Funny how we're so close to 1984 than people think these days. I wonder if this is required reading for the kids anymore?
They totally destroyed that story. It couldn't possibly be a matter of time because the book was not all that long.
I read the book in High school and like you, Twilla, I can't remember specifics but all I know is much of the story was distorted from the book.
Susan Sarandon was a good choice to play the main character, but the rest fell flat.
(01-17-2012, 12:57 AM)Gunnen4u Wrote: The only books likely not destroyed by being a movie were the LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia series. Or so far as I know anything to be previously a book.
The Way Back is a great movie, if somewhat altered a bit -- still, it's quite close to the classic adventure tale, The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. You guys should check it out sometime. The only major departure is the ending.
Altered a bit to fit a time frame for a movie is one thing, but totally destroying the content and storyline are different.
Another one that comes to mid is Orwell's 1984.
I was so jazzed to see they did a movie of this book - which is one of my all time favorites - and when they really chopped it up, I had to go home and read it again, much like getting an 'ear worm' song out of my head. It was required reading in high school and I had already read it once by then.
Animal Farm was another required read. I'm not sure if they even made a movie about that one but if they did, I know they fucked it up totally. And if they do either now, they won't tell the horrors of the lessons he tried to tell.
Funny how we're so close to 1984 than people think these days. I wonder if this is required reading for the kids anymore?
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