From print to on-screen
Posted by ferrerljr on March 29, 2009
Books to movies. Sometimes I like the idea. And sometimes I don’t. Books are a good read and they are able to stimulate a person’s imagination. Whereas movies give you a certain person’s imagination. It could be good to have a visual to start with. So where am I going with this?
A few days back, I saw the trailer of Angels and Demons. It is originally a book written by Dan Brown, the author of a best-selling book, The Da Vinci Code. It made me think back on all the books that had been turned into movies, like the Harry Potter series, the well-milked Twilight, The Reader, Coraline, PS I Love You, and the list goes on.
Back to my original point, most books that were turned to movies are quite the disappointment. When you read a scene in a book, then see it in a movie, it’s very different and not what you expected. I remembered reading The Da Vinci Code and my heart was racing because of all the excitement and thrill. It was one of the best books that I have ever read. But when I watched the movie, I was bored to death and fell asleep. The second time I watched it, I noticed that there were scenes in the movie that were not even in the book. The movie was an utter failure and disappointment. I’m not saying that I hate movies that were based on books. I just wish that the stories would closely follow the book.
Let’s just hope that Angels and Demons doesn’t disappoint.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
From print to on-screen.
