Blog #4 Film Adaptations

   I, John Curran, read books as an escape from this world and to imagine places unseen of and undiscovered. Places where anything is possible; flying, super natural activity, virtual realities, etc. While for others, this is not why they read: they read to only then watch the film adaptation of that book. Now, there is nothing wrong with this, but it does come with flaws as these realities you've created in your head don't always match those on the big-screen. On this topic however, I will mention some of my favorite and least desired film adaptations.
   Let's start with some of the bad adaptions, and I believe anyone who has seen the Last Air bender movie would agree that this is one of the worst movie adaptations possible. Not only did it rush every meeting with the four different clans, Earth, Wind, Air, and Fire, but it also made the journey seem as pointless as CD's. Another one of these terrible movie adaptations is the Percy Jackson series. It enraged probably 90% of the readers and destroyed any preconception they made of the characters and events that happened in the book. These 2 different movies show why not every person is born to be a movie producer.
   Now onto the good adaptations, such as Enemy At The Gates or Das Boot. These films were able to express not only the feelings of everyone in these wars, but also display their struggles to overcome every challenge. We all know the Germans are the villains of WWII but in the movie and book Das Boot, you can't help but cheer them on through every hiccup in their journey. These adaptations are what make reading books to see the movies an actual probability.
   While not all movies are good, its reading the book before and experiencing the journey that makes it all worth the while.