One book/movie combo that comes to mind is Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, which Emma Thompson adapted for the screen in 1995 with great success. She was the awarded the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which should make it a movie to watch (if you haven't done so already). I actually prefer the movie version of The English Patient over the book, but usually that feeling is rare for me. Good luck on your screenplay!
Okay, people. I need your help. If you read the blog regularly, you know by now that I’m an author of books for teens. My novel, The Rock and the River, is getting great reviews, and selling particularly well for a first young adult novel. All good. Yippee!
So... now I am working on a screenplay version of the novel, and I’m doing a little bit of research on book-to-movie conversions. My question to all of you is: What are your favorite books that have been turned into movies? Did you like the movie? Why or why not? Are there any cases where you liked the movie better than the book?
I happen to be a lover of both books and movies. I find myself inspired and enchanted by both, differently but equally. The hush of a darkened theater... a big loud screen... yummy popcorn... I’m there. The coziness of my couch... thick socks and a blanket... pages turning in the quiet of the room... I’m right there, too. But as much as I love both media, I am deeply aware that they’re very, very different. So I need to study, and learn.
I’ve realized over the years that as an independent woman (and proud of it!) I tend to try to do everything on my own. I want to find solutions with my own brain, see things through my own eyes, touch them with my own hands. And I do. This tendency is good in some cases, not so great in others. This is a case where it can’t hurt me to work on my own, but it will take much longer. It will help me to get some other heads into the mix. So I am asking. (See? I am growing.)
Send me your suggestions in the comments section, and let’s discuss. Thanks!!!
"Books and Movies"
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One book/movie combo that comes to mind is Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, which Emma Thompson adapted for the screen in 1995 with great success. She was the awarded the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which should make it a movie to watch (if you haven't done so already). I actually prefer the movie version of The English Patient over the book, but usually that feeling is rare for me. Good luck on your screenplay!
July 6, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Thanks, Pauline!
July 8, 2009 at 4:07 PM