Books and movies; why does every great book have to be made into a movie? I hate this blatant commercialization of great literary works. Some authors spend their whole lives working hard at that one elusive award winning novel just for some Hollywood punk director to make it into a movie and earn his quick buck.
But for all those high and mighty sitting on their gallant horses, with raised eyebrows, asking what it is to me, it’s a huge deal. Books, 200 odd pages, sometimes 300, often even more. It takes me an average of 5-6 hours of to read an average sized book. But these instant movies, like the instant “noodles-in-a-cup” phenomenon deliver the book, or some version of the book, to the viewer at a third of the cost. Now how is that justice? Not only did I have to spend a good 4 hours more on reading the same material as some lazy fuck that doesn’t know good literature if it bit him in the arse, I now have to take shit from him as far as his opinions go, which are solely based upon the interpretation of lousy directors and script writers, whose sole aim is to shred one man’s work, no matter how hard he had to try.
But for all those high and mighty sitting on their gallant horses, with raised eyebrows, asking what it is to me, it’s a huge deal. Books, 200 odd pages, sometimes 300, often even more. It takes me an average of 5-6 hours of to read an average sized book. But these instant movies, like the instant “noodles-in-a-cup” phenomenon deliver the book, or some version of the book, to the viewer at a third of the cost. Now how is that justice? Not only did I have to spend a good 4 hours more on reading the same material as some lazy fuck that doesn’t know good literature if it bit him in the arse, I now have to take shit from him as far as his opinions go, which are solely based upon the interpretation of lousy directors and script writers, whose sole aim is to shred one man’s work, no matter how hard he had to try.
6 comments:
Are u concerned or so fucked up as u sound because u take 7 hours to read them and the movies are only for 2-3 hours...??
Well, the authors really wouldn't mind their books being made into movies as they are well paid and also their work or their vision, in a way, reaches a wider spectrum of audience.
Now, the other reason! The Directors try their best to bring the exact content on-screen but the changes are solely made to suit the audiences' needs. Now, you can't blame the world for it 'cause they like it..:)
You pretend to be an avid,know-all reader and the other a lazy movie-watcher..?? Well, everyone has their own way of finding pleasures in their life. You need to appreciate that..Cheers... :)
Mixed, opinion. The "rant" about books converted into movies has come a long way.
I agree a little bit with above and a little bit with you.
Anyway thanks for the comment. Appreciate it. Keep visiting. I will too.
@Simply Luna-tik! : I am not against movies. And yes I am pissed off about the time.
I would be perfectly fine if the movie was an original. Let the david copperfields, or the Catcher in the rye's remain in print. I do not think the 90 minute versions do justice to these epics. And sadly these will be remembered far more than the original works as time progresses. I just hope they digitise all these works so that future generations can benefit from these works (though it seems like they would rather not)
@the mocking spirit : Indeed it has. This was just a rant. Nothing against movies.
Thanks for visiting guys.
Fair enough. Take Harry Potter's case for instance. The whole point fantasy and fictional material is lost; if a child cant imagine, he's not very different from a zombie (which is kinda ironic)
@buh: Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment.
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