Book first or movie first?
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Re: Book first or movie first?
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However with Game of Thrones (and this is not a happy realization) as good as the books are (A song of Fire and Ice series) and the books were really, really good (though slightly ponderous), I sadly have to pick the TV adaptation (HBO) over the books (happily the TV show has gone ahead of the books so I can use that as an excuse for picking the show).
For real not too many years ago, it was a given when talking with avid readers, it was always book over film and there were too many examples - The Ten Commandments (pitted against the book of Exodus in the Bible, The God Father, Carrie and Fire starter (Stephen king), Silence of the Lambs (As good as the movie was - won the Academy awards in top 5 categories including best actor [Anthony Hopkins] and best actress [Jodie Foster]), t was still book over film.
Have movies now caught up because of technology? As I don't think quality of writing is or has reduced.
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I agree with you, however films seem to be giving deep insights into character and plots these days. Casino Royale for example really captured the origins of James Bond. Designated Survivor (Netflix) does marvelous things for characterization. Older action films like Die Hard, The Devil's Advocate and more recently Taken (1 and 2 especially) were able to take me to places where only books used to.Nanig83006 wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 08:44 Book first! If I really can’t avoid it, I’ll occasionally see the movie first. It depends on the situation. The book gives deeper insight to the characters and plot than the film actually covers.
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I know most of those titles, but I've only seen Taken. I didn't know it was a book, so I'll have to hunt it down and give it a read. The film was quite enjoyable. All the titles you mention are action-packed and those aren't my cup of tea. My personal genre is YA, Sci-Fi, and Science Fantasy. From what I've seen on adaptions with those, something is ALWAYS cut out. And worse, it's something important. Maybe scene writers/directors approach movies differently based on genre on what to keep and what to remove. Either way, you are correct in your opinion. There are films these days which do capture the spirit of the original story. Netflix definitely tries its best to make sure any film it does is great.ea_anthony wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 09:22I agree with you, however films seem to be giving deep insights into character and plots these days. Casino Royale for example really captured the origins of James Bond. Designated Survivor (Netflix) does marvelous things for characterization. Older action films like Die Hard, The Devil's Advocate and more recently Taken (1 and 2 especially) were able to take me to places where only books used to.Nanig83006 wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 08:44 Book first! If I really can’t avoid it, I’ll occasionally see the movie first. It depends on the situation. The book gives deeper insight to the characters and plot than the film actually covers.
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And yes what I wanted to convey - "There are films these days which do capture the spirit of the original story". Thanks.
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And as a control freak, it's super satisfying knowing what's going to happen in each scene when I go to see it
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