Do you Think this Book Should be made into a Movie?

Discuss the February 2017 Book of the Month, The Diary of an Immortal by David J Castello.
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Do you Think this Book Should be made into a Movie?

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I was just wondering if anyone thinks this book should be made into a movie. I think it would be cool if the movie had a historical setting. Just want to know other peoples' opinions.
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Sometimes when books are made into movies, it loses the essence of the book. If the director is able to do justice to the book, it would make a good movie.
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I think it would make a good movie, but it depends on the chosen direction and how closely they want to follow the book...
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yes, for clear understanding to those who are not having time to go through the book itself
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Post by kipyegonpeter »

AYISHA_ASH wrote:Sometimes when books are made into movies, it loses the essence of the book. If the director is able to do justice to the book, it would make a good movie.
Yeah it would make it more accessible...it would be found in a theater as a movie and in a book shelve!
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Post by Maria joraimah »

Yeah, I think it's alright to make it into a movie. It would be great to see on the big screen that what we have read and imagined put into life.
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I personally think books are ruined when they are made into movies. They lose some of their best parts.
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I think it would be nice to visualize it but they should pick a good director and effects
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True but my issue is that even with a good director and effects a lot of the story is left out. Sometimes even the best parts.
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I personally think a movie will not be able to convey and depict the feeling that the book is able to convey. Some of the best books have been made into movies that crop a lot of the good parts and ruin the story. For example, Twilight and Harry Potter series.
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This book would make a great movie only if closely followed. Mostly, movies are unable to feature all the aspects of a book which decreases the essence of the book.
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Post by Nahashonmurray »

This is what i thought at first. But now am wondering why there is no movie on this
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I think that while converting a book into screenplay, realistically, there are certain things that will need to be omitted. They always just happen to be the good parts, so no, I feel like it will take away from the book if made into a movie.
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I think that the movie would be great if the creators will put right amount of effort in making it.
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I think this would be a difficult novel from which to make a movie. A lot of what transpires in the book would have to be deleted because of all of the action taking place and the twists and turns of the plot.
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