Gone With the Wind book vs. movie? - Page 3

issybird · 11-23-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodlover

That's one of the problems: the pace is really slow until the war starts but that happens only after you read almost half the book.

I understand that the characters are meant to be shallow and narrow-minded but this seems out of place since they are intellectuals and should have by default a better view and understanding of things.

Don't worry Mr Cat almost nobody likes books given for summer reading. I suspect that it happens to everyone.

The war starts the day after the opening scene. It really doesn't take half the book to get there.

edbro · 11-23-2012, 01:55 PM

I got turned on to this book from another of my favorite authors, Pat Conroy. He has a book, My Reading Life, where he talks about reading GWTW once a year, every year. I learned to appreciate it from his love of the book.

kennyc · 11-24-2012, 08:34 AM

I have that Pat Conroy book -- enjoyed many of his novels - The Great Santini, etc. but have not gotten around to reading it yet, move up a few notches on the ol' TBR list. Thanks!

crich70 · 12-07-2012, 11:50 AM

They cut a lot out of the story as I understand it in order for it to be short enough to watch. One minute of screen time = one page of script and if they had included everything from the book (I haven't read it yet either) in the movie the movie would be a miniseries at the least. And probably too expensive for the studio to have made as well.

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11-23-2012, 01:55 PM	#32
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I got turned on to this book from another of my favorite authors, Pat Conroy. He has a book, My Reading Life, where he talks about reading GWTW once a year, every year. I learned to appreciate it from his love of the book.

11-24-2012, 08:34 AM	#33
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I have that Pat Conroy book -- enjoyed many of his novels - The Great Santini, etc. but have not gotten around to reading it yet, move up a few notches on the ol' TBR list. Thanks!

12-07-2012, 11:50 AM	#34
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	They cut a lot out of the story as I understand it in order for it to be short enough to watch. One minute of screen time = one page of script and if they had included everything from the book (I haven't read it yet either) in the movie the movie would be a miniseries at the least. And probably too expensive for the studio to have made as well.

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