Is anyone as excited about it as I am? Plans to go see it?
If it's anything like Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet I'm expecting it to be fantastic! I think it has that perfect combination of an absolute classic storyline, a great director and a fantastic A list cast! Although I have a slight soft spot for Leonardo Di Caprio's acting and Carey Mulligan looks like she will carry the role of Daisy amazingly - I think Isla Fisher stands out for me as the character of Myrtle in all the posters.
I really hope it lives up to my expectations and becomes the film of the year!
The problem is, and I'm sure some if not a lot of you may agree, when you have such a great, strong book, it can almost always fall short when it is made into a film. I enjoy the films mostly but I can't help but sit there and think 'the book wasn't like that' or 'the book did this better'and I'll always always favour reading the book over watching the film. I do admit though, as of late there have been some pretty good film adaptations, would you agree? The Hunger Games serves as a great example. Although it wasn't quite what I imagined the character of Peeta to be, I thought the film as a whole was really quite true to the book and Jennifer Lawrence was really good. I'm looking forward to the next one!
So it got me thinking - if you could have any book, especially any YA book, made into a film which would you pick? And who would you cast as your characters? Everyone always has their own interpretations of what the characters would be/look like so who would be perfect to play yours?
I have never read The Great Gatsby although I have to admit the film looks lush, this might be another case of me doing things the wrong way round and seeing the film before reading the book. I saw the first Harry Potter film without reading the book but then it did get me to read the next ones straight after. Also yesterday I watched Warm Bodies and I haven't read the book yet although I do have it in my tbr pile.
ReplyDeleteAs for books being made into films I am hopeful at some point The Selection series by Kiera Cass will be made as it has been turned down for a TV series but I would still like to see it on screen.
I've never read The Great Gatsby, so that's number one on my list after exams have finished.
ReplyDeleteI would love for 'The Iron King' by Julie Kagawa to be made into a movie. That would be pretty amazing. Not sure about the cast, but someone quite boyish looking like Steven McQueen from TVD as Puck, and no idea who would be a good Ash. :)
I've read the Great Gatsby and I'm afraid to say it was completely lost on me. I think I need someone to sit me down and explain to me what it was about because I was left feeling extremely confused when I finished reading it (please don't hate me for saying that!)
ReplyDeleteAs for books that have been made into film - most of my favourite books have/are being made into films so I can't really add to that. Ender's Game looks promising and as I've only just started reading the book I can't really comment on it.
My favourite books (Lord Of The Rings & The Hobbit) have obviously been made into very successful films though I was left quite angry with parts of The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey (that's just my Tolkien geek side showing through)- the casting was perfect though and The Hunger Games was okay, it wasn't amazing. I hope they do a better job with the second film.