Comments on: Prince Caspian - Adapting the Book into the Movie http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/ Thoughts on God and life from a Christian perspective Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Ray Fowler http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-4731 Ray Fowler Fri, 09 May 2008 02:23:24 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-4731 <b>Hullaboo</b> - Well, I don't know if I would call it trash. There were some changes they made in the first movie I could have done without, but all in all I thought they did a great job. I hope they do the same with the second one! By the way, this post is about a year old. If you want a more up-to-date report on potential changes in the movie, follow this link: <a href="http://www.rayfowler.org/2008/05/07/how-will-the-prince-caspian-movie-be-different-from-the-book/" rel="nofollow">How Will the Prince Caspian Movie Be Different from the Book?</a> Hullaboo - Well, I don’t know if I would call it trash. There were some changes they made in the first movie I could have done without, but all in all I thought they did a great job. I hope they do the same with the second one!

By the way, this post is about a year old. If you want a more up-to-date report on potential changes in the movie, follow this link: How Will the Prince Caspian Movie Be Different from the Book?

]]> By: Hullaboo http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-4729 Hullaboo Fri, 09 May 2008 00:59:38 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-4729 Look, I loved the Narnia books as a kid when I was growing up on the streets in New York. I saw things in the preview for this movie that simply aren't in those books. That disgusts me and makes me want to read the books again instead of watching this trash. COME ON! Look, I loved the Narnia books as a kid when I was growing up on the streets in New York. I saw things in the preview for this movie that simply aren’t in those books. That disgusts me and makes me want to read the books again instead of watching this trash. COME ON!

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]]> By: Rachael http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-835 Rachael Wed, 16 May 2007 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-835 Your right Pastor Ray about lord of the rings, even though they changed it, it was really good. I guess I'm a little more worried Narnia because in the Lion witch and the wardrobe the stuff they added, (example: the Fox) was ok, but didn't really add anything good (At least in my opinion) to the movie. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see! ~Rachael~ Your right Pastor Ray about lord of the rings, even though they changed it, it was really good. I guess I’m a little more worried Narnia because in the Lion witch and the wardrobe the stuff they added, (example: the Fox) was ok, but didn’t really add anything good (At least in my opinion) to the movie.
But I guess we’ll just have to wait and see!

~Rachael~

]]> By: Bethany http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-808 Bethany Fri, 11 May 2007 13:36:52 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-808 Hi David - Are you a fellow Times Select reader? Definitely worth the $50 a year, as they're rather clever about putting the best articles on Times Select, rather than the free site. I agree with you totally on books vs. movies. Our family rule (mostly followed) is always book first, or they can't see the movie. This inspired Jack, our 12-year-old to read all the LOTR books just so he could watch the movies, but it also inspired in him a love for reading, so the "rule" had an added benefit. Occasionally we'll go straight to the movie (Holes was one example) but we try to be consistent. On a side note, I'm tutoring a high school student and had to read The Crucible to be able to discuss it with her. I broke my own rule and watched the movie first and wish I hadn't as now while I read the book, I'm basically re-living the way the movie did it, instead of imagining it for myself. Rats. Hi David - Are you a fellow Times Select reader? Definitely worth the $50 a year, as they’re rather clever about putting the best articles on Times Select, rather than the free site.

I agree with you totally on books vs. movies. Our family rule (mostly followed) is always book first, or they can’t see the movie. This inspired Jack, our 12-year-old to read all the LOTR books just so he could watch the movies, but it also inspired in him a love for reading, so the “rule” had an added benefit. Occasionally we’ll go straight to the movie (Holes was one example) but we try to be consistent.

On a side note, I’m tutoring a high school student and had to read The Crucible to be able to discuss it with her. I broke my own rule and watched the movie first and wish I hadn’t as now while I read the book, I’m basically re-living the way the movie did it, instead of imagining it for myself. Rats.

]]> By: Ray Fowler http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-807 Ray Fowler Fri, 11 May 2007 13:28:59 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-807 Hi Rachael, I don't know if you have read or seen the Lord of the Rings books and movies, but it occurs to me that they had to do something similar with the adaptation of The Two Towers. In the book, Frodo and Sam's story is set aside for a long time while another part of the story is developed, but in the movie they developed the two stories simultaneously. And that seemed to work for the movie. But I agree with you - they better not mess it up! Hi Rachael,

I don’t know if you have read or seen the Lord of the Rings books and movies, but it occurs to me that they had to do something similar with the adaptation of The Two Towers. In the book, Frodo and Sam’s story is set aside for a long time while another part of the story is developed, but in the movie they developed the two stories simultaneously. And that seemed to work for the movie. But I agree with you - they better not mess it up!

]]> By: DAVID http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-804 DAVID Thu, 10 May 2007 23:40:17 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-804 Link correction: The NY Times link doesn't work anymore. Here is a similar article in the LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-connelly29apr29,0,3550610.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail Link correction: The NY Times link doesn’t work anymore. Here is a similar article in the LA Times.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-connelly29apr29,0,3550610.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail

]]> By: DAVID http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-802 DAVID Thu, 10 May 2007 23:34:20 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-802 Nothing tells a story like a book. Words can convey a certain depth of characterization that movies cannot. Many movies consist of a string of caricatures, cartoonish and two-dimensional personalities who float lifelessly across the screen, merely to fulfill the requirements of a particular scene. Have you ever watched a movie with the music taken out? I took a film class at Berklee College of Music and watched various movie scenes with and without the music. The film score adds the necessary “third dimension”, without which watching a movie is remarkably dull. (Even the old “silent films” had a live piano player in the theater to provide dramatic music and compensate for the dullness of the film medium.) Matt and I have enjoyed reading the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini (well, the first two books anyways, the third has yet to come out.) Although Paolini was a teenager when he started writing this series, he managed to create some very unique and interesting characters. We both were excited to see the movie Eragon, based on the first book. What a disappointment. This movie was so dreadful as to the point of being laughable (except it ruined a great story and that is certainly not humorous.) Eragon employed a few interesting special effects, but miserable character development meant that I was “laughing at the bad guy” rather than quaking as I did when I read the book. Of course, movies today are especially dependent on special effects. How much fun would Spiderman 3 be without a giant CGI Sandman wreaking havoc? Yes, I have enjoyed such CGI movie wonders as Spiderman and Star Wars, but reading books changes me in a way that movies do not. Taking in a movie with the family is fun, but so is taking them to Barnes & Noble to pick out some new books! I think it’s a shame that reading literature is on the decline. Check out the NEA study at this link to read about this disheartening trend. http://www.nea.gov/news/news04/ReadingAtRisk.html More recently, there has been a big hullabaloo about newspapers dropping book coverage. Here is the link to the New York Times article on this interesting development… http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60613FE3B5A0C718CDDAC0894DF404482 Nothing tells a story like a book. Words can convey a certain depth of characterization that movies cannot. Many movies consist of a string of caricatures, cartoonish and two-dimensional personalities who float lifelessly across the screen, merely to fulfill the requirements of a particular scene.

Have you ever watched a movie with the music taken out? I took a film class at Berklee College of Music and watched various movie scenes with and without the music. The film score adds the necessary “third dimension”, without which watching a movie is remarkably dull. (Even the old “silent films” had a live piano player in the theater to provide dramatic music and compensate for the dullness of the film medium.)

Matt and I have enjoyed reading the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini (well, the first two books anyways, the third has yet to come out.) Although Paolini was a teenager when he started writing this series, he managed to create some very unique and interesting characters. We both were excited to see the movie Eragon, based on the first book. What a disappointment. This movie was so dreadful as to the point of being laughable (except it ruined a great story and that is certainly not humorous.)

Eragon employed a few interesting special effects, but miserable character development meant that I was “laughing at the bad guy” rather than quaking as I did when I read the book. Of course, movies today are especially dependent on special effects. How much fun would Spiderman 3 be without a giant CGI Sandman wreaking havoc?

Yes, I have enjoyed such CGI movie wonders as Spiderman and Star Wars, but reading books changes me in a way that movies do not. Taking in a movie with the family is fun, but so is taking them to Barnes & Noble to pick out some new books!

I think it’s a shame that reading literature is on the decline. Check out the NEA study at this link to read about this disheartening trend.

http://www.nea.gov/news/news04/ReadingAtRisk.html

More recently, there has been a big hullabaloo about newspapers dropping book coverage. Here is the link to the New York Times article on this interesting development…

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60613FE3B5A0C718CDDAC0894DF404482

]]> By: Rachael http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-799 Rachael Thu, 10 May 2007 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/2007/05/09/prince-caspian-adapting-the-book-into-the-movie/#comment-799 If they're going to change it, the BETTER make it good! If they mess up the story...it won't work. ~Rachael~ If they’re going to change it, the BETTER make it good!
If they mess up the story…it won’t work.
~Rachael~

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