Questions tagged [book-adaptation]
Questions regarding the relationship of a story going from book format to movie format.
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Why are two such similar movies being made at the same time?
Everybody perhaps knows of Jon Favreau's movie The Jungle Book which is going to be released in 2016. But quite recently I learned (and to my utter surprise) that another Jungle book movie is coming ...
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Did The Big Short movie change names or conflate characters?
The movie The Big Short is based on the true story of the 2008 financial crisis as told by Michael Lewis in his book of the same name.
The movie does a very good job of telling a story full of ...
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What is the purpose of the changes to Game of Thrones show?
After finishing the fourth season of the the Game of Thrones show I was a little put off by the consistent divergence from the original storyline in the books.
Before I had already resolved to ...
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How closely do Sherlock Episodes relate to the original stories?
In the TV Series Sherlock I know there are many references to the original canon (for example the hat). Particularly variations of the episode names.
A Study in Pink - A Study in Scarlet
A Scandal in ...
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Why has no movie version of I Am Legend dared to keep the original ending?
The original book that led to the movies Last Man On Earth, The Omega Man and I Am Legend (and have I missed any?) has a somewhat pessimistic ending (Richard Matheson's great I Am Legend). I know that ...
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Why are movies so different from the original books?
Recently reading both the books and watching the movies for "A Murder on the Orient Express" and "Ender's Game", I am curious as to why some of the details change when going from the book to producing ...
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Why did the ending change in the Fight Club adaptation?
Recently finishing up the book Fight Club after being a fan of the movie for so long. While the movie retains most of the dialogue and several tones of the book, one giant contrast is now present to ...
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What are the methods of including a character's thoughts in an audiovisual medium?
When adapting a written medium (such as a novel or comic book) to an audio-visual one, a common difficulty is presenting what the character is thinking on-screen, as most fiction is presented from the ...
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Why was the character Coldhands not introduced in Season 4, when he was in the books?
In the book A Dance with Dragons; Coldhands is the one who leads Bran and the rest to the Three Eyed Raven, but in the TV series Game of Thrones this character is never introduced. Why is that?
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What will happen when the TV series catches up with the books?
The TV show Game of Thrones is approaching it's 5th series and is rumoured to be adapted from A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, these are the 4th and 5th books of the Song of Ice and Fire ...
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Why are the movie adaptations of the Robert Langdon book series in a random order?
The movie adaptations of the Robert Langdon book series have been released in the wrong order. The order of the books is "Angels & Demons", "The Da Vinci Code", "The Lost Symbol", and then "...
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To which degree was the image of the "Angel of Verdun" influenced by Jeanne d'Arc?
After Rita Vrataski proved herself a war hero in the battle of Verdun prior to the events of Edge of Tomorrow she became known and advertized as the "Angel of Verdun", a symbol of hope and a possible ...
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Differences in plot or character among Game of Thrones TV adaptation and book
I have not read the Game of Thrones books.
But at the same time I have heard of people complaining that there has been deviation from the plot and a lot of characters merit more development and ...
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Why does the film Beautiful Creatures differ so drastically from the book?
We watched Beautiful Creatures last night, I've read the book and even I was confused at points. Extra ideas were added, large amounts were cut.
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Marilyn and Ama's characters were merged
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How many seasons of Game of Thrones will there be by the time it finishes?
Does anyone know how many seasons the Game of Thrones TV series will run for before it is concluded, and will this match up with the number of A Song of Ice and Fire books?
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