And that's great. I really like it when books turn into movies. I think it gives you a whole new view of the book from the perspective of the director.
But something about the image I have in my head and the image on screen just clash. Maybe it's the setting that doesn't quite seem right, or maybe the tone of voice a character has while delivering my favorite line that just makes me cringe a little.
Let me explain what I mean, taking Veronica Roth's Divergent as an example.
So there's this place called "The Pit". If you've read the book you know what I'm talking about. It's like the gym for the Dauntless, where they have fights and learn to throw knives and enjoy lots of other safe activities (sarcasm).
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Anyways, Roth didn't go into a ton of detail about what this place looked like, so it was up to me, the reader, to conjure up an image of it in my head. And I took a while thinking up this particular background, and it was sweet.
But I can't remember what it looked like.
And its because of that dang movie! As soon as I saw what "The Pit" looked like in the movie, the image I had in my head disappeared! I can't even tell you how disappointed I am about this.
The same thing happened in the Hunger Games. I had a vivid image of what Katniss looked like, and then the next time I read The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence will replace my Katniss.
After discovering this, I've concluded that movies have deteriorated my imagination. But of course I won't do anything about this, because we all love movies too much to stop watching them. That would be ridiculous.
I love the first sentence of your blog of how at the end of all movies it says based on the novel. I agree with you that you just have the pictures from the movie in your mind and you can't have your own imagination.
ReplyDeleteWhat you're saying is so true and I think everybody goes through that feeling at some point. I also really like how you used your voice.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! And i hate when i lose the image in my head.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, you are all correct. I loved the way you pout the picture in it, and used you own voice and a thought throughout the post. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way! I nearly died when I watched Percy Jackson because I had always imagined Grover Underwood as this geeky short kid with glasses, but in the movie they made him wear a beanie. And be 394093840938 feet taller than I thought he'd be.
ReplyDeleteI loved the voice in your blog! I really enjoyed reading it. I agree about losing images when watching the movie. Especially the Hunger Games. I always seem to enjoy the books better because I am able to use my imagination!
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