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Kelly and Diane: Have you read b...Thanks everyone!<br /><br />Kelly and Diane: Have you read books and seen the film adaptations that were great? I would really like to see if film adaptations ever get it right!<br /><br />Keli: Which part did you feel was missing from the movie that bothered you?<br /><br />Jenny: I liked the tv broadcast as well. I am really looking forward to the second movie. I would like to see how they are able to set up the second film since all of the information vital to the second movie was lacking in the first.<br /><br />Rena: Have you seen any film adaptations where you enjoyed the book and the movie although they were very different? I think people are just bothered by the fact that what they fell in love with in the books doesn't translate well in the movie.Christina, Collectivelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046685444224072292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-67855449127131958332012-04-03T11:47:09.904-05:002012-04-03T11:47:09.904-05:00Kelly: You're very welcome! Other than the gen...Kelly: You're very welcome! Other than the general genres they taught in school, I don't know about too many genres and sub-genres. Although it makes sense that there are genres, I never thought much about what falls under what genre.<br /><br />Rena: Welcome to the blog! I've never read Hunchback Assignments. I will definitely look into it!Christina, Collectivelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046685444224072292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-57808792400693496762012-04-02T14:41:49.044-05:002012-04-02T14:41:49.044-05:00I think it's funny when people get so upset wh...I think it's funny when people get so upset when a movie isn't exactly like the novel. Who cares as along as the movie is good. I didn't like the Hunger Games movie as the ending was disappointing and the concept of the movie grossed me out. I haven't read the books.rena traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984425188567295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-44088504366820835812012-04-02T14:32:22.616-05:002012-04-02T14:32:22.616-05:00The first steampunk novel I ever read was Hunchbac...The first steampunk novel I ever read was Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade. I loved it. I could see myself reading another.rena traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984425188567295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-65114353695763619132012-03-30T15:49:34.534-05:002012-03-30T15:49:34.534-05:00Great post topic, it sounds much like the conversa...Great post topic, it sounds much like the conversation my fiance and I had after leaving the theater! I've read the book, he hasn't. He was expecting to hate the movie (dismissed it as stupid teen stuff) but he ended up liking it so much he wants to read the book. I liked the movie a lot as well, but as they say, they book is always better. I think that is largely because it is a different medium as you stated, with more time and more ways to divulge important information. They are two different art forms and you are right that they really can't be compared fairly.<br /><br />I thought that overall the translation to film was done very well. Going in I had my doubts. Mostly I wondered how they would possibly get all of the information in Katniss's mind to the viewers of the movie. I think they did as well as a movie could hope to do in this regard. I agree that the movie in no way told her inner anguish about Peeta and Gale, but I somewhat expected that since in the book she doesn't really say much about her feelings she just thinks them. Hopefully Catching Fire as a movie will be able to expand on those dynamics.<br /><br />I thought it was very interesting how the movie used the tv broadcast throughout the hunger games to explain things without making it feel like they were explaining things. Well done.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541549445285383626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-89499891759247842752012-03-29T08:22:21.381-05:002012-03-29T08:22:21.381-05:00I really enjoyed this because steampunk is one of ...I really enjoyed this because steampunk is one of the genres that I don't fully understand. Thanks for sharing this. I feel like I have a better handle on it now.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-37887753595132761552012-03-28T12:31:18.335-05:002012-03-28T12:31:18.335-05:00I think the movie followed the book pretty well ac...I think the movie followed the book pretty well actually. there was one part of the movie that I wish was more like the book only because it was a pretty big part of the second book. Other than that the Movie was great. The Books of course are better just because you get so much more detail!Kelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732564926673660074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-1163328070536492082012-03-25T16:49:08.154-05:002012-03-25T16:49:08.154-05:00I completely agree with you, Christina. The movies...I completely agree with you, Christina. The movies are a different animal where you gain so much visually and you lose the closeness with the main character point of view. The internal thoughts are not readily available as it was in the book.<br /><br />Great post and wonderful reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-70200678225694551142012-03-25T16:17:48.945-05:002012-03-25T16:17:48.945-05:00I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but...I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I agree with what you're saying. Different mediums have to be taken into account. You really can't judge one against the other, but rather how each medium does in telling the story.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-51421343776922055292012-03-18T20:05:59.616-05:002012-03-18T20:05:59.616-05:00And, while I love Of Mice and Men, my favorite is ...And, while I love Of Mice and Men, my favorite is East of Eden. LOVE IT.E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-54621835075641818012012-03-18T20:05:26.722-05:002012-03-18T20:05:26.722-05:00For some reason, with Steinbeck it is not the char...For some reason, with Steinbeck it is not the characters or the storyline that resonates with me the most, although that is clearly a part of it. It is an inexplicable feeling of another world that I draw from it the most. That probably makes no sense, but that's what it is :-)E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-56878035729082253342012-01-20T11:27:28.737-06:002012-01-20T11:27:28.737-06:00Hi Christina, when I was a young man, I liked read...Hi Christina, when I was a young man, I liked reading Jack London. "The Call of the Wild", and "White Fang", along with some of his short stories I read in school. I guess, at the time, the whole man, (or animal), against the odds was attractive to me. I would also recommend, East of Eden.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439536585199351784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-23871853331578282852012-01-13T22:49:38.656-06:002012-01-13T22:49:38.656-06:00I love Steinbeck's East of Eden.
The beauty of...I love Steinbeck's East of Eden.<br />The beauty of blogging, I think, is that you can write about whatever you want - character development, plotlines, querying and so on. <br />It's never easy - I work full time too - but we make it work somehow :-)E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-52939350794069469082012-01-13T21:03:57.266-06:002012-01-13T21:03:57.266-06:00The holidays were sure something, weren't they...The holidays were sure something, weren't they! For me, it's been harder since the 1st to meet my goals, because I went back to work. But, I just keep going, like you said. No need to throw out the goal just because I miss it once, right? :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-60447492500972657942012-01-13T08:40:52.724-06:002012-01-13T08:40:52.724-06:00I would suggest you read some Edgar Allen Poe. He ...I would suggest you read some Edgar Allen Poe. He has some great short stories that encourage discussion. :) Love me some Poe!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278425933797350985.post-608017665694250372012-01-13T08:37:39.869-06:002012-01-13T08:37:39.869-06:00Hey Tina, Ever thought of writing some short littl...Hey Tina, Ever thought of writing some short little stories to share with us on here. It could ever be some poems or some outlines to stories you would like to write, and then we could give you some feedback. Just a thought!!! Love your goals for the year and know you can achieve them! miss you and love you!Kelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732564926673660074noreply@blogger.com