Hello everyone, hope you are having a great week!
It is time for another tag. Today I am doing the Book Adaptation Tag because I was tagged by the amazing Eleanor Sophie. I’m super excited, this looks so much fun. Let us get into it!
What is the last book adaptation movie you saw?
I think it was the Portuguese film The Mystery of Sintra, an adaptation of the book The Mystery of the Sintra Road, written by Eça de Queirós and Ramalho Ortigão. I never read the book, so I have nothing to compare it to.
What book movie are you most excited about?
Uuuuuuh, maybe Nomadland??It is based on a non-fiction book, and I feel like it is really up my alley.
Which upcoming book movie will you definitely not see?
I cannot think of any! Probably any of which I wouldn’t be interested in reading the book either.
Which book movie would you NEVER watch again?
EASY! Alice Through the Looking Glass, this film was really just a waste of time and money. TERRIBLE!!
Is there a movie you saw that made you want to read the book if you had not yet?
Yes, yes, yes! If Beale Street Could Talk, this film was just perfect. PERFECT, I tell you. Now I really want to read the book by James Baldwin.
Conversely, is there a movie that made you never want to read the book?
Not that I can remember! That would only happen if it was a film that is really not my thing, and I went into it knowing it is not my thing. Am I making any sense?
Name an adaptation that has almost nothing to do with the book it is supposedly based on.
Honestly, I cannot think of any film I have seen that have been that different from the book. It might come to me later, but right I have no answer for this.
Have you ever left the theatre during a movie adaptation because it was so bad?
No! If I paid for it, I’ll be there till the end. I would also prefer, in that situation, to watch the entire film just to have good points to trash it later on.
Do you prefer to watch the movie first, or read the book first?
Book first for sure! I almost always read the book first. I love both cinema and literature a lot. But it is easier to have a good book rather than a good adaptation. A film adaptation is like an interpretation of an interpretation so it’s easier for things to get lost. So reading the book first is always a good idea. While watching the film first might put you off of reading the book.
How do you feel about movie adaptations that age characters up? (ex. Characters that are in middle school, but in the movies, they’re all 18+)
On the one hand, most of the time, teenagers in books do not act like teenagers in real life, which annoys me. On the other hand, having 20-year olds and 30-year-olds playing highschoolers is just as annoying.
So, I guess I’m with Eleanor on this one.
Do you get angry when the actors don’t look like you thought the characters would?
I mean, if a character is a person of colour and the actor chosen to play them is white… that irritates me. Otherwise, I’m okay with it, I guess.
Is there a movie you liked better than its book?
It is rare for me like a film better than a book, but it has probably happened before. The only thing I can think of now is the TV series adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend series.
Name a book that you would love to see as a movie.
Let me think about this! Death at Intervals by José Saramago would make an amazing adaptation. I can feel it. Honestly, just fund me so I can do it myself.
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