tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post6195704852415363553..comments2023-10-20T09:55:26.528-04:00Comments on Blue Sky Bookshelf: Discussion post: Novels turned into movies? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-11696087926017179562013-04-10T09:20:29.472-04:002013-04-10T09:20:29.472-04:00I like book to film adaptations when they're d...I like book to film adaptations when they're done right. Most of the time, it comes down to casting for me. If I don't buy those actors as those characters, I'm probably not going to enjoy the movie. Another thing...if I haven't read the book in awhile, I've probably forgotten some details that would probably bother me if they were missing, had I done a re-read prior to seeing the movie. Thank goodness I didn't re-read The Host before I saw it. I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much. Adaptations have their place, but I still almost always enjoy the book more.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-3456239816847384082013-04-09T19:24:21.547-04:002013-04-09T19:24:21.547-04:00Ha. My husband hasn't read Harry Potter yet so...Ha. My husband hasn't read Harry Potter yet so when we watch the movies I have to say "it's so much better in the books!" Although I did like the movies, too. <br /><br />I didn't know they'd split it into two movies until the movie suddenly stopped! Ha. But I re-read the beginning of the Hobbit and the first few scenes in the movie are pretty much exactly as it was written including a lot of the dialogue. Since HP split the 7th movie, then the last Twilight movie split on it's heels, it's become the "thing" to do now. But I hate when they do this for short books/books with not enough drama to warrant another film; only for the revenue. I'm on the fence about the Hobbit. <br /> Hmm I did not know I had so much to say about this. haha. Thanks for the great topic!JM Gineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774359323735455475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-31027301154414734612013-04-07T01:27:52.687-04:002013-04-07T01:27:52.687-04:00The Lieutenant swore than in memory of the mixed c...The Lieutenant swore than in memory of the mixed consume, it would without end <br />be identіfіed in the militarу as a 'cock's taіl'. You could very well be capable to attain wished-for respect and good reputation with assist of your energy and courage. * Chinese pizza: Major unbaked pizza dough with hoisin sauce, sliced environmentally friendly peppers and onions, and sauteed shitake mushrooms.<br /><br />Also visit my blog post <a href="http://www.diigo.com/profile/maximoraft07" rel="nofollow">old stone oven</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-64965541785644214722013-04-06T16:37:30.157-04:002013-04-06T16:37:30.157-04:00Exactly!Exactly!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-38682102699041567522013-04-06T16:37:16.561-04:002013-04-06T16:37:16.561-04:00Oy vey, casting decisions. That's another poin...Oy vey, casting decisions. That's another point I forgot to add. I used to JUST watch the movies and then I would go back and forth between whether or not I'll read the book after or before. Then it was a book HAS to be before...but now I'm wondering if it would be better after so I'm not too disappointed. I've never seen or read the Twilight movies, but I get what you mean. There was one line in The Hunger Games that would have been SO easy to add...but they didn't and it bugged me. <br /><br />I must agree. <br /><br />Oh, I hate when that happens! Thanks for commenting, Sara :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-73790214676146500832013-04-06T16:35:14.637-04:002013-04-06T16:35:14.637-04:00Ooh that's a nice way to look at it! I'll ...Ooh that's a nice way to look at it! I'll have to ask myself those questions :) Thanks for commenting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-32759796749042321162013-04-06T16:34:48.129-04:002013-04-06T16:34:48.129-04:00Haha, I totally understand. Thanks for commenting!...Haha, I totally understand. Thanks for commenting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-59951415610593851572013-04-06T16:34:17.924-04:002013-04-06T16:34:17.924-04:00See, someone mentioning that they picture as two s...See, someone mentioning that they picture as two separate things. I really need to do that and it will help my emotions during the movie ;) <br /><br />Yes! Cannot agree more with that whole paragraph. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-59562957053651102342013-04-06T16:33:27.575-04:002013-04-06T16:33:27.575-04:00That's what I seriously need to do. I shouldn&...That's what I seriously need to do. I shouldn't think of them as one, but as two. Haha! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-35522108115507076092013-04-06T16:33:02.084-04:002013-04-06T16:33:02.084-04:00I love what you said! I basically want to warn eve...I love what you said! I basically want to warn everyone in the theater that that did NOT happen. I get WHY they change things sometimes, but then other times, I don't see a point and wish they had left it alone.<br /><br />Ha, I never fully realized it but you're so right! They'll do it in heavy streams of one thing. <br /><br />You are definitely not! And....I thought it was long. I honestly can't remember some of it. I hated that they're splitting it up into two movies! What did you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-34338902175941833202013-04-06T16:31:04.380-04:002013-04-06T16:31:04.380-04:00Ooh, I've never heard of Stardust. I agree wit...Ooh, I've never heard of Stardust. I agree with you on LotR. Yes! Thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-62523550332832844002013-04-06T16:30:21.150-04:002013-04-06T16:30:21.150-04:00Agreed! Exactly! I love them both, but to think th...Agreed! Exactly! I love them both, but to think that the movie is actually based on the books? I'm thinking it's all wrong!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-22149321486605189112013-04-06T16:29:35.036-04:002013-04-06T16:29:35.036-04:00It does make absolute sense.
Yes! Thank you! Tha...It does make absolute sense. <br /><br />Yes! Thank you! That's what I hated in the movie as well. I got there other changes and expected them, but that scene? I was shocked. I wanted to yell throughout the theater for everyone to read the books and to not believe the screen! <br /><br />Ha :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-89301524673175353962013-04-06T14:49:33.662-04:002013-04-06T14:49:33.662-04:00I always have mixed feeling about books being turn...I always have mixed feeling about books being turned into movies. But I never judge a book on it's movie. I get excited to see how it will turn out, but then... Well, what are we gonna do about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-12675710556432731522013-04-06T11:34:37.810-04:002013-04-06T11:34:37.810-04:00I'm usually pretty excited with adaptations, t...I'm usually pretty excited with adaptations, though lately I have been a little disappointed with casting decisions. At this point I almost want to watch the movies first so I don't find them a disappointment. lol There are always these tiny details that seem so simple to add that are important to the books that get left out. It saddens me. I'm going to use a Twilight example (yes, I know!) In Eclipse the movie when Edward gives her the diamond heart charm, all he says is something about being represented as well. How hard would it have been to add this sweet line from the book, "But I thought it was a good representation, it's hard and cold and it throws rainbows in the sunlight... My heart is just as silent, and it, too, is yours." Ugh, IDK it always bugged me that it was left out. But I guess everyone has little scenes like that they love and they can't include everything.<br /><br />The best adaptation I have ever seen is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. They followed so closely to the books and it was done so well. I don't think I'll ever seen an adaptation as perfect.<br /><br />I LOVE the Harry Potter movies but there was A LOT left out. They are super long books so I get it, but certain things in the last few movies disappointed me. :(<br /><br />~Sara @ <a href="http://forever17books.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Forever 17 Books</a>Sara @ Forever 17 Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472364638348056306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-38395361494548195842013-04-06T08:05:16.644-04:002013-04-06T08:05:16.644-04:00I like adaptations but I have a view of them as se...I like adaptations but I have a view of them as separate from the original, not everything in a book can translate well unto screen so some changes have to be made. I always go into movies based on books with three questions.<br />a) If I had never read the book would I understand and enjoy this film as a movie?<br />b) Do the changes enhance the story or only serve to slow down or take away from the tone of the story?<br />c) Do I feel that the film is true to the original source material in it's essence and did it make me feel the way the novel did?<br /><br />If I can say yes to all three then I view it as a good adaptation :) Alisa Selenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261134777376978131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-45652188059824708842013-04-05T17:32:08.626-04:002013-04-05T17:32:08.626-04:00Haha I always get a bit excited for the movie if I...Haha I always get a bit excited for the movie if I've read the book first but otherwise If it's a book I love to pieces like TFIOS I get a bit nervous an start rambling all over the place. I am a huge fan of The Hunger Games Books and I used to really like the movie. But looking back on it was a bit of let down compared to the books. because all though it was good. It was long and boring at some stages. Thanks for sharing :DSunny @ A Sunny Spot https://www.blogger.com/profile/01025467929485516198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-66243312303043341542013-04-05T15:27:18.669-04:002013-04-05T15:27:18.669-04:00I also enjoy seeing books turned into movies, as l...I also enjoy seeing books turned into movies, as long as I can remember that they are two separate things and the quality of the movie should not taint my love of the book. Novels' cinematic counterparts rarely live up to the original work, but they can be a nice way to revisit a world in a slightly different way, and I never expect them to be as good as the book on which they were based. <br /><br />I don't have a problem with plot-changing; it would be impractical to be nitpicky about that. But I do like seeing the themes transfer well to the screen, and The Hunger Games did a great job with this. It would have been easy to turn it into a purely action-driven murder movie, but the people behind it managed to maintain the messages about the story's society and how it is not all that different from our own. It is extremely important that the director, the cast, and everyone else involved understand the story and the characters because disaster will ensue otherwise. Emily @ Forever Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220478018390968505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-27676026910973170822013-04-05T14:18:24.145-04:002013-04-05T14:18:24.145-04:00You know, I don't mind books turned into movie...You know, I don't mind books turned into movies, but I really must see them as two separate things. I can enjoy the movie as long as I don't think about the book and all the details they leave out of the story. I quite liked the movies from Harry Potter and I think the casting was amazing, but I still missed a lot of things and I still get mad over part 6, because that is one horrible movie.<br /><br />Sometimes, I end up liking the movie better. I just can't read the LOTR books, but I adore the movies!<br /><br /><a href="http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.nl" rel="nofollow">Mel@thedailyprophecy.</a><br /><br />Mel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-46784073962230860272013-04-05T13:16:16.583-04:002013-04-05T13:16:16.583-04:00I agree with you. I hear the hype, then usually di...I agree with you. I hear the hype, then usually disappointment. <br /><br />I get very excited to hear that a book series will be turned into movies. However, I will never understand some of the choices directors make. Like when they put something random in, or, change the storyline so much all I'm thinking is "that's not how it happens!". I get that sometimes it's better time-wise to cut corners but sometimes I just don't see the necessity of changing how it's written in the book. <br /><br />I do like seeing the characters come to life. I also kind of wish movie makers would be a little more creative, have we always taken movie ideas from books so heavily? It seems that they come in waves, too. Like, all of a sudden fairy tales and folklore movies all come out together. Or penguin movies. Or, yet another Spiderman movie even though we'd just seen 3. (Although I hear it's different enough. Still!)<br /><br /> Am I way out in left field with this? Also, what did you think of the Hobbit?!<br /><br />Jenna@ jennagines@wordpress.comJM Gineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774359323735455475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-12776148235799561762013-04-05T12:41:18.646-04:002013-04-05T12:41:18.646-04:00I love when books are turned into movies, I really...I love when books are turned into movies, I really do. Like you said, it rocks to see your favorite scenes on the screen. But-- I can be very disappointed easily. The Hunger Games disappointed me, honestly. Those little changed parts were enough. And don't even get me started on Neil Gaiman's Stardust on the screen-- I have to not connect it with the book in order to enjoy it. But I actually read LotR, and I have to admit to liking the movies better? It can go either way with me, honestly. But I love when movies come out-- if anything, I can tear them apart in my mind, right? ;) Lovely post, Sunny!<br /><br />Loves,<br />Megan@<a href="http://thebookbabesreads.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Book Babe</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807067899421221523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-82093715107887004742013-04-05T12:34:04.281-04:002013-04-05T12:34:04.281-04:00Great topic! :) I think that when a book turns int...Great topic! :) I think that when a book turns into a movie, it always makes more people read the book, and I'm all for that! However, I have to think of the book and the movie as separate stories, or just "loosely inspired by" each other and not compare them. For instance, I love the Princess Diary books, and I used to watch the Princess Diaries movie all the time when it first came out. To me, when thought about individually, each is good in its own right; the Princess Diary books have that sense of humor I adore so much, and the movie is really sweet. But when I start comparing them to each other I realize how much I'm against the movie! <br /><br />Alice @ Alice in ReaderlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-36009079452442763792013-04-05T11:46:43.013-04:002013-04-05T11:46:43.013-04:00I don't mind when books are turned into movies...I don't mind when books are turned into movies, as long as they keep the spirit of the story, if that makes sense. I expect that they'll make changes--and they should!--and I can usually enjoy it as an adaptation if certain things are done well.<br /><br />But sometimes there are things that they change that might be deal breakers for me. Like I mostly enjoyed Hunger Games overall, but it INFURIATED me that they excluded the sacrifice/silent salute from Rue's district after...you know. Such a small but important moment, and my favorite one in the book.<br /><br />Still mad about that after all this time, hah.<br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2013/04/game.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.com