A book and the movie

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   Ema Winterposted 13 years ago

   I think it's interesting to read a book and then to see a movie based on; and to see a movie then to read the book which was the source of inspiration. It's fascinating to see how the script writter or the producer thought the characters from the book.

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   goldenpathposted 13 years ago

   My favorite is the "Dune" series of books.  In my opinion there is much more tangible content there than inherited in the original film.  However, as a film I still enjoy it.

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   Izzy Anneposted 13 years ago

   Yes, it is fascinating to compare a book and a film.  I have done it recently in a hub about "An education".  It shows the advantages books have over films.  An inner life is easy to voice in a book, but cannot be voiced in a film.  Yes, I know voice-overs and narrators exist in film, but it always feels phoney.  Books are still the best way to explore the inner life of other people.

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   mod2vintposted 13 years ago

   Not me, if I read the book I don't want to see the movie. Most of the time its just not the same. The characters wont match what I envisioned them to look like. Most importantly they usually change the ending.

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      camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Unusually, I found the ending in the film 'The Devil Wears Prada' far more satisfying than in the book.

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         Madame Xposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I agree on this one. The book was actually pretty bad in how depressing it was. The author has a dark mind. I think the movie script improved the concept immensely. Sometimes movies do that very well (and sometimes they don't

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   jenblacksheepposted 13 years ago

   Recently I've been reading books that ive seen the movies to.  Like most people, when I see a movie that I've read the book to, I always think the book is better, but it kinda works the same the other way round too. When I see the movie first I tend to prefer the movie.

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   I used to love reading Stephen King, but to me the films have always been a sad shadow of the suspense in the books.

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      camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Mod2vint seems to have made me think of endings ... Have you seen and read 'It'? The ending in both book and film is a total anti-climax. In the film it just seemed so much worse.

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         IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yes I've read the book and seen the film, but I'm also sure I have the start of Alzheimers becausemy memory has gone!
         Was 'It' was one where the hand came out the grave at the very end?

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            camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            No, the one where 'It' turns out to be a giant spider ...

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               camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               'Carrie' is the one with the hand.

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   yenajeonposted 13 years ago

   However the books are almost always much better. Can we even think of examples in which the movie is better than the book?

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   Nope doesn't ring a bell. I did say my memory is seriously fading. Good thing about that is I can now read a book I just finished because I've forgotten what was in it.
   The one that sticks in my mind was the one about the vampires? Brilliant book. The film wasn't half so good.. Ahh...Salem's Lot.

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      camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Ah, yes, I've only seen the film. I think the best Stephen King film is 'Misery'.

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   Misery - ah had that lady actress person from Psycho in it - Kathy Bates? Good film - bit strange.

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       camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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       camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       

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