tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659718.post4306862200075905325..comments2010-01-17T21:17:06.766-05:00Comments on City Nature Blog: Good Book-to-Film AdaptationsLDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749431141806133937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659718.post-38476510701311220042008-06-03T09:21:00.000-05:002008-06-03T09:21:00.000-05:00You're right - it's all about "someone else's rela...You're right - it's all about "someone else's relationship to that book or story." The filmmakers naturally interpret the story in their own way, and if that clashes with the viewer's interpretation, they don't like it.<BR/><BR/>The question of what books make good films is a really interesting one. But it seems to me that the two art forms must be related, or nobody would ever be able to LDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749431141806133937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14659718.post-1236601041128126012008-06-02T20:29:00.000-05:002008-06-02T20:29:00.000-05:00Is it unfortunate that many people feel so strongl...Is it unfortunate that many people feel so strongly related to a book or story that they disapprove of someone else's relationship to that book or story? This is the root of the entire "book is better" conundrum. <BR/><BR/>A lot of books simply don't lend themselves to being re-imagined as a movie. This adds fuel to the fire as well. Books are not screenplays, and as screenplays are pretty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391611067290921333noreply@blogger.com