tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280959897579422820.post3239085320924093374..comments2023-08-23T07:42:09.239+00:00Comments on Alice In Blogland: The Road by Cormack McCarthyAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251410907251192036noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280959897579422820.post-63439106203478868832009-10-26T06:49:54.274+00:002009-10-26T06:49:54.274+00:00One of the reasons I haven't seen the "Lo...One of the reasons I haven't seen the "Lord of the Rings" films is that I don't want to spoil the pictures in my head. <br /><br />But strangely enough i don't have similar objections to the Harry Potter films.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280959897579422820.post-52464401358607187792009-10-20T22:06:50.235+00:002009-10-20T22:06:50.235+00:00I don't think books are necessarily always bet...I don't think books are necessarily always better than films, but I do think it's pretty much impossible to avoid "seeing" the characters and landscapes in your own way if you've already seen someone else's interpretation of them in a film version.<br /><br />If a film adaptation is done well then I often don't mind losing some of the detail of the book, so I'm not too worried about seeing the film second - in fact it often only adds to a film if you already know a lot more detail than the film is able to show. <br /><br />I certainly found that with "The Golden Compass", for example, which looks great but is pretty shallow compared with the amazing depth of the books. Would've hated to have been denied the chance to build my own mental images of that by seeing the film first - it actually looked even better in my head!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251410907251192036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280959897579422820.post-72747404360154054062009-10-19T18:58:20.230+00:002009-10-19T18:58:20.230+00:00I dunno, I'm starting to ponder the argument t...I dunno, I'm starting to ponder the argument that the book is always better and more nuanced than the film...so you should read the book second so that you enjoy it twice, rather than being disappointed by the film.<br /><br />Your excitement definitely makes me want to see the film and read the book though.Sophianoreply@blogger.com