Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme which asks a bookish question which you have to answer. This weeks question is:
If you could see one book turned into the perfect movie–one that would capture everything you love, the characters, the look, the feel, the story–what book would you choose?
This is such a hard question and I really don't have a straight forward answer. There is no one book that I can point to and say I really wish they would make that in to a movie. Usually movies can't compete with the book versions. Books can include so much more than a movie can and if you read the book first the movie doesn't usually live up to what you imagined it would be. That said there are some stand out movies made from books. The Lord of the Rings and the later Harry Potter movies spring to mind.
OK so while I think it's a little unrealistic to think that anyone can turn a book into a perfect movie there are a few that I can think of that might be good as movies. I would love to see The Spellman Files series turned into movies. These books are hilarious and I would love to see that crazy family on the big screen. I think The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon could be an awesome movie, complicated but awesome. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice would make a beautiful movie. And purely because I love the In Death series so much I would love to see the first book made into a movie.
Of course for the movies to have any hope of being perfect I would have to cast, produce, direct and edit them myself which seems like a lot of work so it would probably never happen.
That's all for now.
Oh, yes, the In Death series sounds good for books turned to movies.
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My vote would be for The Spellman Files.
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That's true, movie versions can hardly compete with books. Thanks for stopping by my BTT.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes always wonder, when the screenwriter is making the adapted script, as a fellow writer are they thinking "How much could I change this to really piss people off?" Like Blood and Chocolate! Seriously, it was like they just took the names from the book and made a totally different movie lol!
ReplyDeleteIf I was adapting a book, I would be thinking how to keep as true as I could and keep in all the important plot elements. I thought Interview with the Vampire was brilliant, then again Anne Rice was allowed to write the screenplay. I think they should all be done that way. =)
I LOVED The Shadow of the Wind (read it pre-blog) and would love to see it turned in to a movie! And you simply MUST at least see Gone with the Wind the movie. You must. It should be, like, a cultural life requirement. :)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon is an excellent writer and I would watch any of his works turned into a movie.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing all the different books we each pick to be turned into movies. I must say I never heard of these books before, but than I'm a cozy book reader, so that is probably why. Happy Reading this week.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of any of these except the Spelman Files but I don't know that much about them. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteLOL, that would be a lot of work.
ReplyDeletehmmm. i own the shadow of the wind, maybe i should read it! :P
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Wow, a lot of new books for me to look into now! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about The Shadow of The Wind; while complicated, it would probably be an excellent film. Better than the book, anyway, which I didn't end up loving as much as I thought I would. Good at the atmospheric thing, though...
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Okay - I haven't read any of those books! Thanks for the recommendations though, I'll check them out :) I definitely agree with what you said about movies rarely matching the quality of the books. LOTR was a fantastic exception - I could watch those movies over and over again and never be bored. They did such a fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteI'm praying they do a good job with The Mortal Instruments. I'd hate for them to get it wrong. If not TMI, I'd love to see Firelight! Donna x x
ReplyDeleteI could see The Shadow of the Wind being a good movie but like you said, it would be sort of complicated!
ReplyDeleteMy mom and sister are die-hard Spellman Files fans, but I haven't had a chance to read any of the books yet.. I'd watch the movie though! :]
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