"Just let people enjoy things!" : A Book to Film Adaptation Discussion
- Brooke D
- Mar 10, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 15, 2023
Hello everyone! Sorry about the delayed post, I had a very busy week and wasn't able to edit the conversation down in time but here it is! I spoke with Sofia, a friend and fellow Communication major about film adaptations and what we personally love to see in them! Please give it a listen! It's on SoundCloud because Wix has yet to add a feature allowing direct MP3 uploads.
Below are the books and films we mentioned for you to check out for yourself:
We love it! It's a wonderful adaptation and modernization of Taming of the Shrew (which I mentioned before in my last post!)
Sadly, my only example of a bad adaptation. While it's undeniably beautiful, the heart of Austen and the original book was lost in the attempts at being too aware for its own good. I did enjoy the film on its own though!
Another wonderful adaptation! We talked about the beautiful additions to the story with both Jo and Amy's speeches, the build-up of Amy and Laurie's connection, and the framing device that perfectly translated the pages to the big screen.
Another film series that does a wonderful job! A lot of cut audio was a deeper discussion about the dystopian genre of young adult books and films! While I had only seen the first movie once a long time ago at the time of our discussion, I have since gone back and rewatched the film and Catching Fire, which I must way was extremely compelling and makes me not only want to read the series (I've only read the first book), but also finish the franchise as soon as time allows!
A heavily debated film, while some claim the '95 version as their official Pride and Prejudice adaptation, others claim this one. I love them both and plenty of the other adaptations that are allowed to coexist.
An adaptation that copies the book too closely to be entertainable in a visual format. Sometimes, what works on paper needs to be altered to fit the dynamics of the time constraints and plotting of a televised drama.
An adaptation that truly feels like a coming-of-age story in the modern climate. It doesn't hold back and may even be better than its source text.
Books We Want to See On the Big Screen
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