[HPFGU-Movie] Why books should not be movies

[Trevor]

Alla: It is my view about all movies, which are adaptations. I've seen a 
lot and to tell you the truth, I am still yet to see the movie, which 
told the story better than the book.

 

 

 

[Trevor] 

 I actually felt the film The Man in the Iron Mask was better than the book
(not saying much as it was the poorest of the three novels).  I think that
too often book adaptations aren't.  That is, they simply use the title,
theme, and characters names to advertise for an unrelated film (Starship
Troopers).  I think the problem we are facing with this film is not only
film-book loyalty but also film-series loyalty.  LOTR would have suffered
from direction, character, writer, or special effects team changes.  Peter
Jackson was brilliant in his push to film all three movies at once; it
allowed the three to seem parts of one (as the book was meant to be).  HP
films seem to suffer from internal to the medium changes as well as relying
on a overly informed fan base.  Many of us have read the books multiple
times and can quote portions- we are not an average audience.  

 

Trevor 



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]