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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, but sometimes films can be a let-down. A good example was the film version of the first part of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy. I really enjoyed the book, but the film just massacred the story, and it was really disappointing. It didn't make me think any less of the book, though.
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But like Ender, apprehension didn't stop you from giving the movie a
chance to be good, right? I get that. Disappointment seems natural to me ... depending on the reasons. But surely (precisely because it
is a different medium), people give these adaptations the leeway to be different AND still good, no? Or does acceptance (or enjoyment) depend
entirely on how little they stray from the original material? Bad is bad; I get that. But does "different" have to be bad?
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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I think what's most disappointing about a bad adaptation of a book you love is that it will put other people off.
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I was sort of afraid of getting that very response. But it would certainly explain why I don't quite "get it." I hope it's not a very common worry. I fail to see how it could possibly be relevant. People don't like (or are uninterested in, or put off by) some of my favorite books already ... with or without a bad movie adaptation.
Anyway... thanks for the responses. I don't want to hijack the thread any more than I already have.
