Books to Movies
April 20th 2009 22:59
Later this year, one of my all time favourite books will be released as a move. It's Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife, and in November I'll hopefully be attending advance screenings as a reviewer.
My emotions at this point are a bit mixed. I love this book, I love it so hard I can't even elaborate accurately. I love Eric Bana and I think Rachel McAdams will make a good Clare, at least she will looks wise. I'm happy with the casting in theory, but how it's going to work in practice could be another story.
It's always a bit this way, when books are made into movies. Sometimes the interpretation is off. Sometimes your favourite bit is cut out (for example, so many Lord of the Rings fans lamented the loss of Tom Bombodil from the first movie). Sometimes, things that the book hinges on are completely forgotten and so on.
There's a risk when you really love a book that the movie is going to spoil it for you. When I was about 13 my Mum gave me the Thornbirds to read and then with great excitement when I was done, we went to get the movie out. I remember being disappointed from the word go because Rachel Ward had brown hair, not the golden red locks that were such a feature of Meggie in the book.
So what are some hits and misses for you? The Thornbirds is totally a miss for me. Harry Potter I think might be a hit, but it's getting harder now as the kids get older and out age their characters. Twilight is a miss, but then, the book was a total miss too so...
My emotions at this point are a bit mixed. I love this book, I love it so hard I can't even elaborate accurately. I love Eric Bana and I think Rachel McAdams will make a good Clare, at least she will looks wise. I'm happy with the casting in theory, but how it's going to work in practice could be another story.
It's always a bit this way, when books are made into movies. Sometimes the interpretation is off. Sometimes your favourite bit is cut out (for example, so many Lord of the Rings fans lamented the loss of Tom Bombodil from the first movie). Sometimes, things that the book hinges on are completely forgotten and so on.
There's a risk when you really love a book that the movie is going to spoil it for you. When I was about 13 my Mum gave me the Thornbirds to read and then with great excitement when I was done, we went to get the movie out. I remember being disappointed from the word go because Rachel Ward had brown hair, not the golden red locks that were such a feature of Meggie in the book.
So what are some hits and misses for you? The Thornbirds is totally a miss for me. Harry Potter I think might be a hit, but it's getting harder now as the kids get older and out age their characters. Twilight is a miss, but then, the book was a total miss too so...
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Comment by Aimzster
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I, too, am very much looking forward to Time Traveler's Wife. When I heard Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams will be in it, I couldn't have thought of a better casting. Can't wait to watch it.
Comment by JohnDoe
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A few great book to film translations off the top of my head-
The Godfather
One Flew Over the Cuckoos nest
Lord Of the Flies
2001: A space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
Blade Runner
American Psycho
Jackie Brown
Wages of Fear
The Killers
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Comment by Mistersmith
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Another one was The Great Gatsby. Robert Redford was a great Great Gatsby, and Mia Farrow was perfect as Daisy, the woman with a "voice full of money."
I agree with 7 on The Godfather. But perhaps the best book translated to film was The Exorcist.
MrsSmith.
Comment by Michelle Sweeney
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