Book Blogger Hop: Fearing Film Adaptations

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This Week's Prompt:

Is there a book or series so precious to you that you wouldn’t want it adapted for screen, fearing it might be ruined? If it did happen, would you still find yourself watching it?

╍Submitted by Mark, Carstairs Considers

My Answer:

These days, there's a 90% chance that Hollywood will mishandle any book-to-film adaptation. However, as long as the adaptation brings attention to the book, I don't mind if the movie is good or bad; in fact, I probably won't watch it anyway since I don't see many new films. That said, I never want Hollywood to remake Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. To me, the original film is perfect, even though it omits a few scenes from the book. There are too many producers involved, and they often lack the necessary understanding of the material. Regardless of who the director is, the remake is likely to fall short compared to the 1962 original.

〜B.J. Burgess

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