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Over the past few years, the rate at which films are being made that are based on books has increased at an alarming rate. Although many of these film franchises have seen great success, such as the Twilight and Harry Potter films, I believe that most books are far better than the films based on them. An example of this is The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum. Although these films are great as standalone films, they are mediocre in my opinion compared to the books which they are based on. This is because I think that the idea to modernize such books in an effort to make a ground breaking film makes the plot lose it's charm, and the story is much harder to tell if the plot is rewritten to the point where it vaguely resembles the original plot. So, with this in mind, what are your thoughts on a particular film or film franchise based on a book, and do you think that the trend of basing films on books should be continued or scrapped? |
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One in recent memory that kills me... the book for "My Sister's Keeper" is phenomenal. The movie... ticked me off big time. Yes, it's a "good" movie. However, the ending is COMPLETELY different. They changed it 100%, and it's just plain wrong. So what if the ending of the book is sad? The whole story is sad! There were some key components of the storyline that were left out of the movie, as well. I know that parts of a story usually need to be left out when making a movie, so that it's the right "length." However, to completely change the ending that way... UGH! |
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I loved Runaway Jury, which is based on a book. Some of the plot elements changed; it was a gun trial in the movie, a tobacco trial in the book for example. I thought it was done very well. |
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As a comic book fan of the Fantastic Four, the movies were/are an injustice. Too much was lost in the transition to the big screen. It feels that creators didn't even read the comic books. The X-MEN movies were abortions as well. Movie Makers need to understand the meaning of SUPERHERO. I frequently read comic books, when I'm asked to entertain my nieces, nephews, and other youngsters. I find myself defending/explaining that SUPERHEROS are not GAY, Drama Queens in the closet. Wow?! Where do these youngsters get their information? Possibly from Soy Milk. It will be interesting how Hollywood explains why/how the Green Lantern started out as a white guy, turned into a black guy, then back to a white guy in the upcoming movies.
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In some ways I agree that it's a shame that these types of films continue to be made, as I think the money spent making these films would be better spent funding new and upcoming comic artists / companies, but in some cases I think it's incredibly hard to create films that are better than or as good as the classic comics, regardless of the amount of money that is spent on such films. |
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Eragon was a great book..the movie wasn't all that bad but they took out so much and screwed up the story a bit...the book was slot better. I don't think they should have made into a movie |
