Just. I don't get it. If you're going to option the book, option the book. Otherwise, drop any association with the book, change the names, and just go from there. It's not that hard.
And I do get that books made into movies rarely are similar to the books themselves. I mean, I remember watching the horrible Black Stallion when I was a child and figured if it was on screen it'd be even better than the books because then I'd get to see real live horses.
Yes. I was that eight year old girl.
But -- if you give me something that takes the heart of the book, or the message of the book, I can forgive a lot. This? Oh my god, this I can't forgive.
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Date: 2007-10-03 02:12 pm (UTC)Just. I don't get it. If you're going to option the book, option the book. Otherwise, drop any association with the book, change the names, and just go from there. It's not that hard.
And I do get that books made into movies rarely are similar to the books themselves. I mean, I remember watching the horrible Black Stallion when I was a child and figured if it was on screen it'd be even better than the books because then I'd get to see real live horses.
Yes. I was that eight year old girl.
But -- if you give me something that takes the heart of the book, or the message of the book, I can forgive a lot. This? Oh my god, this I can't forgive.