Although I have not always been one of those people who reads the book before watching the movie, I do understand the frustration that can come from having something you treasure because of its anonymity, get exposed and blown out of proportion overnight because someone caught wind of it and saw dollar signs in their eyes. Now Harry Potter was already hugely popular before even having been made into a movie, but the obviously mentionable Twilight was relatively under the radar before it was snatched up and turned into an explosion of boy mania, screaming girls and franchise central. People are both the biggest allies and worst enemies of just about anything. While they may help boost the popularity and gain the piece mad money due to all the profiting tricks, the true integrity of the project risks being jeopardized because of all the madness that comes to surround it, because of fans.
Some artists prefer that their work not hit the the mainstream because they would much prefer that their work (whether movies, paintings, photography, etc) is left to be truly appreciated for what has went into it instead of having it blown to epic proportions so that they can make more of a profit.
Now I am not saying that the creators of these series or books or anything like that have gotten a lot of fame are in the wrong. I guess I just want to make sure that the person whose work is out there really knows how they want to be remembered and that they keep their vision in mind always. Also, again I now I am in fact gulity of this myself in many instances, but I just want to encourage people who all of sudden become obsessed with the new big thing to hit the world, to try and delve into the roots of that particular thing. This can be done by either reading the book(s) before watching the movie or looking at the inspiration behind a newly popular piece of art.
The point is, don't let yourself be a person that takes away the true charm behind someone's creation and just let it be what it needs to be. Be an appreciator and not a ruiner.
-Courtney
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I totally agree with you, I have been burned many times by books-turned into-movies. But there are a few that have complimented each other really well. Two that come to mind, are Clockwork Orange and Fight Club. These are two of my favorite books of all time, and are both films that I truly adore. Especially, Clockwork Orange. They turned great works of literature into iconic movies.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! I really thought that the last Harry Potter movie skipped a lot of scenes that were significant in the book.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with _PVO on the harry potter movie. I cant believe they skipped so much stuff that was in the book! Like Jude said Fight Club was a great book as well as a movie.
ReplyDeleteI agree but at the same time I don't think books and movies are REALLY comparable. Books are almost always better because you can have so much more information. In movies if you have to cut out one thing, then everything else has to be altered to fit. Movies are a totally different art and therefore have to be looked at differently. A lot of movies are great if you look at them separately and don't compare then to the book they were BASED on.
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