Movies adapted from books

things I hate in some movie adaptations: 1.whitewashing- ethnic characters turned into Caucasians in Hollywood adaptations because racist hollywood producers thinks a person of color (specially Asian men) are not marketable) 2. Changing the time setting-I remember a certain book that is set in the 1950's,in the movie adaptation it is set in 2000's which ruins the movie for me. 3.Miscasting-wrong actors and actresses used for the role. 4.The producers changed a lot in the story.

It's called creative license. Usually it is not always possible to translate every detail and nuance in a book to the big screen in 2-3 hours. Most movies made from books have been condensed due to necessity and time constraints. Mini-series do better adaptations because they can break it up in segments. Few viewers will sit still for one 15-hour (or longer) presentation. I always read the book before I see the movie. That way, I can fill in the inevitable gaps.

I love books and movies, too. But like you, I frequently hate the adaptions. They cut out parts, frequently the ones I like because I like (because I'm attracted to odd moments of works of literature. The big issue I think is books can be appealing to lots of people, because you can choose what subplot that's most appealing to you. In a movie, the director/screenwriter chooses their favorite moments, which may not be yours. In my opinion, the book is better than the movie based on it 85%-90% of the time

Most of the movies I saw were one's I didn't read the books they were based on or read them afterward, so I enjoyed them as they are. Today I saw the movie "Pope joan" and it was beautiful, and again I didn't read the book to compare it to. so I guess for me it is better to see the movie first and then read the book, unlike some people advice.

Sometimes they make changes from a book that are supposed to make the movie more exciting. One that comes to my mind is Three Days of the Condor. The original novel was Six Days of the Condor but in the book the main character is sick for three days with a woman he kidnaps. During those three days he convinces the woman to help him. For the movie, the eliminated the three days because they felt it was boring. I think when they filmed the TV miniseries of Stephen King's book, The Stand, they eliminated or combined some characters to reduce the number of characters in the movie. This was done to reduce the storyline because the book was long and it would have stretched out the mini series even longer. Then there are movies like the sci fi movie Damnation Alley. As the author of the book himself later said, the movies makers apparently never even read his book. Outside of using the name of the main character of the book and making him a secondary character, the plot of the movie was a whole lot different from the book.

what i belive should happen is the book writer should be part of the movie making that way more of what is written goes in the move i myself big fan of the lord of the ring i have read and seen the movies and did not seam as good in the movies as well as the book but in our minds we all read and see things in many ways

i am very disappointed with a lot of the movies they made from book recently. i don't mind movies being made from books, as long as it keeps the integrity of the book and not change into another story. one thing that comes to mind for me is the raven. that is by edgar allen poe, why didn't they just do the tail of the raven. instead they had edgar allen poe solving murder crimes that modeled the raven. i waited for the movie for months for nothing.

The Devil Wears Prada. Good novel, good movie, good actors and actresses, but not a good adaptation. It can be said that the movie is so far from the novel. And then The Count of Monte Cristo. The novel is a big "YES", but the movie is a big "NO". Those two have been irritating me the most. Plus, I can't think of any others yet.

it depends on how the movie director is ... there are some awesome movies too for ex 3 idiots.. . i think some directors really fail to bring the words into the motion....

I know right!! I didnt like the film adaption of Flowers In the Attic, Kiss The Girls, and Along Came A Spider" The one film that I liked more than the book was "Carrie"

Your right, it is very hard to portray exactly the way the author wrote on the subject. There is always and addendum if not missing. Sometimes I construed as intentional for the moviegoers to think more of the movie just what yourself displayed now.