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Title: Film Book Adaptations, Silent Killer of Originality.
There has been a growing problem in the film industry lately, it is that Book to film adaptations ruins the industry, even if you don?t agree with me I will convince you that it destroys imagination and creativity for quick cash in because of directors taking a beautiful medium and turn it into a cess pool of mediocrity. I?ll start with originality.
Now when someone hears of a film that was adapted from a book, their view on how the film is presented will be different if that someone did or did not read the book. For people who have read the book they would want a concrete copy of the book to film, and we all know this is impossible due to the story?s length in the book compared to what can be shown in cinemas. On the other side the person who has not read the book maybe intrigued by the imagination and the film?s ambition to use source material and use of cinematography. Most of the time Films based of well known stories that take a more imaginative approach such as Tim Robin?s Alice in Wonderland are the adaptations that are most successful, and the adaptations that aren?t fall into the used bins at petrol stations, this is all thanks to film critics and sceptics.
If the source material is itself based on a series of books, one question that is asked is will all books in the series be turned into films. Names such as The Golden Compass and Cirque De Freak had their first books turned into film; The Golden Compass (film) 3 book series of a young girl going on a mature magical adventure was released in Late 2007 with a large cliff hanger ending something like this just leaves the viewer confused about where the story goes, since then, there have been rumours, fake posters made by diehard fans of the series, but no official release for the sequel, the reason behind this was ?financial problems with the recession? as said by New Line Cinema representatives but, I think there?s a deeper reason behind this. It?s these kinds of problems that are harming the film industry causing cut backs such as job losses, tight budgets and carefully written scripts in the hands of people who do not understand the medium,
If a director wants to make a series of films based on a book series then they need to plan their approach, budget and scripting while keeping the narrative interesting, take a look at the Harry Potter films. 70% of all the films have had new directors, script writers and cinematographers; while all of this is backed by JK Rowling?s the world renowned author of the Harry Potter series, budget and consult. This is the reason why the series has lasted so long in the film industry.
Although some people believe these films help grow and keep the film industry going, my one reason against this argument is that book to film adaptations take too much from their producers and do not give anything back and, do not use the source material properly to make it engaging to the audience.
Some will say the book was always better, but I think that is just an excuse to make these films passable and at least reach average reviews, the film adaptations should be able to stand on its too feet, against other mediums, which is not being expected from them, instead they are seen as ?EPIC FILM TITLE HERE? and in small text under it will say ?based on some writer?s book who got a film on it? which is only to advertise the book and not too give the author credit. I believe that film directors should take more material from different mediums such as true stories, comic books, graphic novels, one which is prominently seen in recent films is comic books with its main supporting element, Super Heroes, ever since the release of The Dark Knight and Kick Ass no one has questioned the strength of making epic films from this medium. This proves my point that no one enjoys films based on books anymore, they?re already well detailed and enjoyableFilm to book adaptations is also ruining originality, last year 20% of films released in theatres were based on previous source material. And those are high numbers; there were a few winners, such as James Cameron?s Avatar that is seen as an instant blockbuster or The Dark Knight known as the Godfather of comic book films, but studies have shown that films that are completely original will succeed in the box office more often than any knock off B movie which takes everything from the source material and adds nothing more to the world or characters. Film to Book Adaptations are killing the industry not because of bad acting or script writing, it?s that they borrow too much from the source material and try to modernize it with big Hollywood special effects and actors and writers cannot come up with anything tasteful or interesting.
If a bad book to film adaptation is made, then we must, as those who love films punish the directors and writers of these films, tell your friends that the film did not meet expectations so that we can have more ?better? films in the years to come.
Title: Film Book Adaptations, Silent Killer of Originality.
There has been a growing problem in the film industry lately, it is that Book to film adaptations ruins the industry, even if you don?t agree with me I will convince you that it destroys imagination and creativity for quick cash in because of directors taking a beautiful medium and turn it into a cess pool of mediocrity. I?ll start with originality.
Now when someone hears of a film that was adapted from a book, their view on how the film is presented will be different if that someone did or did not read the book. For people who have read the book they would want a concrete copy of the book to film, and we all know this is impossible due to the story?s length in the book compared to what can be shown in cinemas. On the other side the person who has not read the book maybe intrigued by the imagination and the film?s ambition to use source material and use of cinematography. Most of the time Films based of well known stories that take a more imaginative approach such as Tim Robin?s Alice in Wonderland are the adaptations that are most successful, and the adaptations that aren?t fall into the used bins at petrol stations, this is all thanks to film critics and sceptics.
If the source material is itself based on a series of books, one question that is asked is will all books in the series be turned into films. Names such as The Golden Compass and Cirque De Freak had their first books turned into film; The Golden Compass (film) 3 book series of a young girl going on a mature magical adventure was released in Late 2007 with a large cliff hanger ending something like this just leaves the viewer confused about where the story goes, since then, there have been rumours, fake posters made by diehard fans of the series, but no official release for the sequel, the reason behind this was ?financial problems with the recession? as said by New Line Cinema representatives but, I think there?s a deeper reason behind this. It?s these kinds of problems that are harming the film industry causing cut backs such as job losses, tight budgets and carefully written scripts in the hands of people who do not understand the medium,
If a director wants to make a series of films based on a book series then they need to plan their approach, budget and scripting while keeping the narrative interesting, take a look at the Harry Potter films. 70% of all the films have had new directors, script writers and cinematographers; while all of this is backed by JK Rowling?s the world renowned author of the Harry Potter series, budget and consult. This is the reason why the series has lasted so long in the film industry.
Although some people believe these films help grow and keep the film industry going, my one reason against this argument is that book to film adaptations take too much from their producers and do not give anything back and, do not use the source material properly to make it engaging to the audience.
Some will say the book was always better, but I think that is just an excuse to make these films passable and at least reach average reviews, the film adaptations should be able to stand on its too feet, against other mediums, which is not being expected from them, instead they are seen as ?EPIC FILM TITLE HERE? and in small text under it will say ?based on some writer?s book who got a film on it? which is only to advertise the book and not too give the author credit. I believe that film directors should take more material from different mediums such as true stories, comic books, graphic novels, one which is prominently seen in recent films is comic books with its main supporting element, Super Heroes, ever since the release of The Dark Knight and Kick Ass no one has questioned the strength of making epic films from this medium. This proves my point that no one enjoys films based on books anymore, they?re already well detailed and enjoyableFilm to book adaptations is also ruining originality, last year 20% of films released in theatres were based on previous source material. And those are high numbers; there were a few winners, such as James Cameron?s Avatar that is seen as an instant blockbuster or The Dark Knight known as the Godfather of comic book films, but studies have shown that films that are completely original will succeed in the box office more often than any knock off B movie which takes everything from the source material and adds nothing more to the world or characters. Film to Book Adaptations are killing the industry not because of bad acting or script writing, it?s that they borrow too much from the source material and try to modernize it with big Hollywood special effects and actors and writers cannot come up with anything tasteful or interesting.
If a bad book to film adaptation is made, then we must, as those who love films punish the directors and writers of these films, tell your friends that the film did not meet expectations so that we can have more ?better? films in the years to come.
