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

submitted 11 months 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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[–] OTO-Nate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I Am Legend. The book is dark, brooding, heavy, and psychological. The movie really Hollywood'd it up, completely changing the entire point of the ending.

[–] krakatoot@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This …. That book is a masterpiece.

The movie isn’t just awful.

Even taking the book out of the equation and throwing film is just a mess

[–] OTO-Nate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm sure the Will Smith effect played a role, lol

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