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Book-to-Movie Thoughts
- SkyBlueSol
- 23 abr 2018
- 5 Min. de lectura
The great debate: are the book-to-movie film adaptations good? If you truly love a book, if you love it with fiery passion, then chances are you don’t like the film. This is simply because you can pinpoint every difference between the book and the movie. But in my case, it’s relative. Most of the times I enjoy these, yet there are certain cases in which they get on my nerves. So here I made a masterlist of my ups and downs with book-to-movies.
A book you loved that was made into a rotten movie
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Oh gosh, these movies are so bad. The books are among my all-time favourites, and the movies were such a disappointment. The Ages don’t match, the actors are not remotely physically similar to their characters, the personalities were lost, and let’s just ignore the plot because that was the movie’s worst aspect.
A book you loved that was made into an excellent movie
The Fault in Our Stars I watched this movie yesterday, and I read the book a little over an year ago, so it might be that my memory is getting dusty, but I could barely point out a difference between the book and the movie. I applaud whoever directed this movie, because he made reality the dream of every Fangirl: he made, in my opinion, the best book-to-movie film adaptation (note that there might be better ones that I haven’t watched). The actors were perfect for their characters, and, unlike most film adaptations, they didn’t lose their personalities. This sometimes happens because the screenwriters can’t catch the personalities of the characters throughout the dialogues, since they aren’t the author, but not in this case. They used actual passages from the book, an aspect that I absolutely loved. The ending was just the way I imagined it, and the speech bubble effect that was used when they texted was awesome.
An adaptation you watched but didn’t read the book it was based on
The Host So, I watched this movie without knowing that it was a book. And I must face reality: I loved it. It was really entertaining, and I enjoyed it very much. However, once I found out it was a book, I wasn’t even a slightly tempted to read it. Stephenie Meyer’s writing isn’t my thing, and I might be a little biased, but I have no real interest in reading the book. What spoiled the plot a little was the romance. I think it wasn’t necessary to add romance to a plot that was quite strong on its own. I usually like sci-fi very much, and this movie did not disappoint!
A book you read after watching its movie
In this case, I have two examples: the first which I liked the movie better and the second which is the other way around.
The Perks Of being a Wallflower Yeah, the movie was a little better. It was directed by the author himself, and the characters in the movie were just like the characters in the book (in terms of the way they acted and the choices they made), but there were many parts in which the book and the movie differ. Maybe it was that it didn’t have as much bad stuff (alcohol, drugs, etc) or maybe it was the fact that I already had that idea on my mind and then the book didn’t match, but, yeah, the movie was better.
Pride and Prejudice Confession time: I watched the movie, then read the book, and I regret it wholeheartedly. I mean, it wasn’t exactly optional. My friend and I were doing a work for Drama, in which we had to take a scene from a movie and act it out exactly the same way, and she had suggested Pride and Prejudice. Since we were short of ideas, I agreed. But that brought me trouble when I read the book. The first volume was quite confusing, since I kept relating some scenes to the movie. But the other two volumes were fine and very entertaining. Anyways, both the book and the movie are wonderful, and I really enjoyed them!
A famous book-to-movie franchise/stand-alone that you can’t stand
The Hunger Games I watched the first movie, and didn’t like it much. Then, I tried watching the second, but got bored. I never wanted to read the books, and I don’t think I ever will. The first time I watched the first one, I was in fifth grade, and it kind of traumatised me, especially the part of those weird wasp-like creatures. Ergo I will always be stuck with that trauma when I watch a Hunger Games movie.
A famous franchise/stand-alone that you loved
Harry Potter Yeah, I didn’t watch all the movies, but the ones I did watch were great. In adaptation standards, this franchise was quite accurate. I know there were many differences, but I can’t pinpoint most of them. The ages match, which is more than we can say for *other* book-to-movies (PJO, I’m looking at you).
A book-to-movie that everybody hates but you love
The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones I was Very surprised when I found out how hated this movie is. I absolutely loved it. Lily and Jamie are perfect for Clary and Jace, and the guy who plays Simon is very good as well. Most of the movie was pretty similar to the book, excluding the ending. I didn’t like Movie Izzy and Alec, though. In that aspect I prefer the series actors (a rare confession, so treasure it).
A franchise you loved at the beginning, but not so much at the end
Divergent I love the books, and they are some of my favourite. But I have very mixed thoughts regarding the movies. The first one was great, the second one was nearly as bad as PJO, and the third one was very entertaining despite the inaccuracies.
A franchise/standalone you love despite the great inaccuracies
The Maze Runner I adore these movies, as well as their respective books. The first one was fairly accurate, the second one was quite different but very enjoyable nonetheless, and the third one was an in-between regarding differences and similarities. The Death Cure was heartbreaking and I absolutely loved it.
A book you loved whose movie will be realeased soon
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda I recently finished this book, and it made the Fangirl in me happy. It was funny, cute, and adorable. I can’t wait until it’s released so I can watch it!
And now, a special mention. This isn’t a movie but a TV show that I wanted to mention. I don’t know how to summarise my experience with it, though.
This is a very popular series based on The Mortal Instruments, and it is loved by a lot of people. Alas, I do not think of it that way. This is extremely inaccurate. Most of the plot was changed, I think most of the characters were degraded, and most of the cast was not remotely similar to my idea of the characters (with the exception of the Lightwood siblings. They are perfect).
These are my thoughts regarding film adaptations. What do you think about topic?
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