tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post4110547507085673629..comments2024-01-07T00:08:50.346-06:00Comments on Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Films Versus BooksGwen Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802377594686973300noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-63782832690840686592008-10-06T20:17:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:17:00.000-05:00In books, readers can construct the world of the c...In books, readers can construct the world of the characters from the authors’ words, fill the gap for what’s not said, and speculate from between the lines. So it becomes very subjective, a matter of one’s own interpretation. The film is a manifestation of the story in the director’s perception. So different nuances can be exuded through the appearance of the cast, the scores, and the screenplay, which most of the time would have taken exact words or dialogues from the book, but the context becomes inevitably different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-67211151056163260992008-10-03T11:05:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:05:00.000-05:00I like that quote! Very well said. My husband and ...I like that quote! Very well said. My husband and I are waiting to get this book from the library- there's four more requests in before ours.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-25979464786185153632008-10-03T08:25:00.000-05:002008-10-03T08:25:00.000-05:00Excellent! I am going to use that against a friend...Excellent! I am going to use that against a friend who had the audacity to state that film is the highest form of art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-24146292304144047892008-10-02T23:57:00.000-05:002008-10-02T23:57:00.000-05:00Wonderfully said.Wonderfully said.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832420356107544084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-39070646195665017982008-10-02T14:04:00.000-05:002008-10-02T14:04:00.000-05:00I love that quote! That's so true.I love that quote! That's so true.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.com