tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post8547084361696986037..comments2023-09-10T06:13:15.389-04:00Comments on Nine Naughty Novelists: The Hunger Games and Books to Movieskellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-48773128253016149952012-11-12T13:59:09.268-05:002012-11-12T13:59:09.268-05:00I agree with everyone else here. I try to keep the...I agree with everyone else here. I try to keep them separate. Sounds "old" but I think one of the best Book-To-Movies Ive seen is "Gone With the Wind" It was such a huge, deep book, and I think they did well with characters and plot. Interesting post, thanks for sharing! hugs, Kari Thomas, www.authorkari.comBoycehttp://www.homeforlife.biz/qa-what-would-happen-if-i-put-a-mobile-phone-in-a-microwave-oven-homeforlife/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-59627202325241692402012-03-23T14:19:09.173-04:002012-03-23T14:19:09.173-04:00I agree with everyone else here. I try to keep the...I agree with everyone else here. I try to keep them separate. Sounds "old" but I think one of the best Book-To-Movies Ive seen is "Gone With the Wind" It was such a huge, deep book, and I think they did well with characters and plot.<br /><br />Interesting post, thanks for sharing!<br /><br />hugs, Kari Thomas, www.authorkari.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-10680378453009859022012-03-23T07:57:56.267-04:002012-03-23T07:57:56.267-04:00Sometimes I wonder if there are that many changes ...Sometimes I wonder if there are that many changes to the plot between book and movie, who is it that says, "that element won't work on the big screen, lets do this instead." A difference of "what if" opinion between the original author and the screenwriter? lol<br /><br />I definitely agree that character introspection adds a lot to a book. I think that may work better for the Hunger Games movie since we only get Katniss's pov in the series, so some of the other characters may come more alive on the screen.Sydney Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196355194625858887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-58930620785996386962012-03-22T20:25:00.363-04:002012-03-22T20:25:00.363-04:00Fedora makes a great point - consider them separat...Fedora makes a great point - consider them separate experiences. Usually I find I enjoy the book much more than the movie. The exception that was the Harry Potter series - I think they did a great job of making the movies very faithful to the book. Often what's missing from a movie is the character's introspection and it takes a really great actor and probably director to convey that - but in the HP books there's not a lot of that so it wasn't missing. For me, anyway.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-47968469809230275412012-03-22T15:13:07.388-04:002012-03-22T15:13:07.388-04:00Hi, Sydney! After having seen a number of book-to...Hi, Sydney! After having seen a number of book-to-movie adaptations, I think I have to approach the movie as an entirely separate experience. It's tremendously difficult to divorce the two in my head, but when I don't, I almost always end up frustrated with casting or plot changes and don't enjoy it nearly as much. One book and movie I did enjoy immensely was The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)--they weren't the same, but were both lovely in their own rights.<br /><br />Now that we've finally finished reading all the HPs, we're contemplating starting the movies; we'll see how the kids fare ;)<br /><br />And DS1 finished reading The Hunger Games; I'm guessing he'd be interested in seeing the movie, too... not everyone gets as hung up on the details as I do ;pFedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.com