tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post1159231795269280387..comments2023-10-15T04:48:05.528-04:00Comments on Free the Princess: REPOST: Books vs. MoviesMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-51785833554396376722010-06-01T13:04:55.651-04:002010-06-01T13:04:55.651-04:00Oh, man. The Harry Potter adaptations are really ...Oh, man. The Harry Potter adaptations are really great, and so fun to see translated onto film just because of all the fun magic.<br /><br />But the absolute WORST adaptation of a good book to screen has got to be "The Seeker," based on "The Dark Is Rising." Even when there was an element in the book that made perfect sense, was a stronger choice thematically and visually, the movie went out of its way to change it to something boring. It was incredibly bizarre. (Apologies of course to anyone who actually prefers watching mall kiosks that sell wind socks to seeing ancient magic.)Elizabeth Ryannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706539983177924875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-11859288080191102802010-06-01T13:04:26.241-04:002010-06-01T13:04:26.241-04:00I agree that the different media give different ex...I agree that the different media give different expressions to the story. Harry Potter is a great example, but recently How to Train Your Dragon is a great example of how a book and movie <i>aren't even the same story</i>! They were so completely different that the only thing they shared were some of the character names and the setting. Amazing. (And I thought the movie was better, which is hardly ever the case)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-20319323186965546372010-06-01T12:46:52.553-04:002010-06-01T12:46:52.553-04:00Ok...But some books ARE better than movies. Mostl...Ok...But some books ARE better than movies. Mostly because of what you have said here--they bring you into characters in a way some movies just don't. Where movies concentrate on action and movement, well-written books should show you deep characters plus all the movement, etc.<br /><br />That being said, many movies are Art. 'Life is Beautiful,' 'Atonement,' 'The Lady Eve,' to name a few.<br /><br />Never the twain shall meet? No. But they should be seen as separate things. Hopefully the author is an artist in his/her craft, and hopefully the movie director is as well. They are different arts--which is what you said. <br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Southern City Mysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-66084196046336935302010-06-01T12:34:48.721-04:002010-06-01T12:34:48.721-04:00Very true. I've felt pretty satisfied with all...Very true. I've felt pretty satisfied with all the Harry Potter movies. I think bad movies made from a good books come when the scriptwriter picks the wrong plots to focus on, or worse, brings in stuff that wasn't even in the book (like City of Ember and the giant rodents--those killed the movie version in my opinion).Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-90316740491369102262010-06-01T12:04:38.859-04:002010-06-01T12:04:38.859-04:00I love movies. Love, love, love. That said, I'...I love movies. Love, love, love. That said, I've always thought movies are more akin to novellas than novels, in terms of what can fit.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-48166627461329255312010-06-01T08:44:24.673-04:002010-06-01T08:44:24.673-04:00But...books ARE better than movies. Not that I don...But...books ARE better than movies. Not that I don't enjoy a good movie. But, come on...books! :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.com