Becky asked Weekly Geeks to share some thoughts about Books and Movies this week:
Do you have a best list? a worst list? Perhaps a why-oh-why list? Which movies (based on books) would you recommend most? Do you always compare the book and the movie? Or are you able to enjoy each separately? Does a film have to be faithful to the book to be good? Are there any films that you like better than the book? Has a movie ever inspired you to pick up the book? Are there any books that you'd love to see as a movie? Do you have a music playlist--soundtrack--for a book?
This was the perfect theme for Gina @ Fantasy Casting, who shared her list of "Top 5 Movies That Were Better Than the Book." Little Wonder also considered this perspective in the context of "Literary Snobbery."
Fake Steph outlined what she looks for in a film adapted from a book - faithfulness to the spirit of the book tops her list. Bibliophile @ Reading in Reykjavik discussed adaptation as a form of "translation."
Restless Reader mentioned several of her favorite adaptations, while Corey @ Literary Transgressions discussed one adaptation in detail: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, which was actually a miniseries before it was a book.
Thanks to all of this week's Geeks for participating!