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What’s the worst movie adaptation and why? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by bec1681@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I think mine’s Z for Zachariah. The book is insane. A psychological survivalist thriller between a 14 year old girl and a strange man with unknown intent. The movie is… not this. They changed everything meaningful about the characters and lost all the tension. Hope someone does it properly one day. What’s your adaptation peeve?

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[–] rfhartwell@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

V for Vendetta

I felt like the movie focused too much on action, and not enough on the dark, psychological themes of the graphic novel (which was more of like an atmospheric/gothic dystopian tale). The movie felt like a clear cut "good guy vs. bad guys" situation, while the novel was a little more nuanced in its approach to its characters, morals and dilemmas.

[–] Shevek99@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Completely agree.

Also the setting. The graphic novel portrays a devastated world where fascist thrive. In the movie they have beautiful houses and live happily (albeit in a dictatorship). People that live in peace and have their subsistence guaranteed don't make revolutions.