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inafieldofdaisies · 2 months

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Shōgun (2024) | Chapter 4: “The Eightfold Fence” (vol. 2-2)

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bestoftweets · 1 year

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#tweet #tweets #best of tweets #2014 #movies #2014 movies #divergent #the hunger games #hunger games #the maze runner #the fault in our stars #book adaptations #film adaptation

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tercessketchfield · 2 years

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Why do you think you can give Jane Austen’s heroine “a personality”? If she envisaged and created her as timid, quiet, and largely ignored by those she loves girl, then it was to the purpose? If she created her a gentle, thoughtful, unassuming, and merciful lady, then she meant it exactly like that, not because Austen was less clever than you and couldn’t create a “modern” heroine? While none of these qualities exclude sense, brain, originality, and strength of character. Isn’t that already a personalty, like it or not? You’ve no right to cross out heroine’s real personality just because you cannot understand, appreciate, or properly portray it, and turn her, instead, into another instagram girl or an underbread tomboy with no understanding of time and society, just to suit your vanity. Total absence of manners is NOT an equivalent of cleverness, wit, and free spirit; Jane Austen doesn’t deserve the insult to have those carefully and thoughtfully written characters portrayed as clovns. Go give a personality to Hugo’s Cosette or any other of those pretty-faced and empty-headed heroines who inhabit victorian era novels so densily, and have nothing but beauty to boast of. (Not to scold Hugo though, he had his own genius; - tbh, Cosette here is just the latest specimen of the kind I discovered, but one may safely write the name of any victorian heroine fitting the description, there are a lot of- and, yeah, I admit that the Cosette-child had a great deal more character than the adult- ; But I think Jane Austen had at least several-levels more qualified understanding of female characters than most victorian writers generally did).

#jane austen #persuasion #mansfield park #fanny price #anne elliot #netflix persuasion #persuasion 2022 #persuasion netflix #period drama #period dramas #literature #books #book adaptations #txt #i just remember the article where they said they managed to give fanny price 'a personality' and i was like furious #feels like in the upcoming persuasion travesty they're trying to serve us with just that #don't even DARE touch mansfield park all the harm was already done in 1999

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ihonestlydontknowwhattocallthis · 5 months

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Movies made around the 2010s to 2016 or so have a level of entertainment that cannot be replicated.

They don’t even have to be good (cough cough twilight cough cough) to be entertaining their just really addictive.

The hunger games movies, the hobbit trilogy, the twilight saga, the hangover movies, the Harry Potter movies, the maze runner movies.

This might be because a lot of them are based on books but still, I think it’s also because the scripts are really well developed, even if the writing is bad.

#movies #nostalgia #book adaptations #I think most of the time book adaptations are pretty good #maybe that’s why the scripts are so well developed #because most of the story is already written #I think if they could make another movie series based on a book they should do ‘the arc’ trilogy #I suggest you read them their really good #the hobbit #the hobbit trilogy #the hunger games #harry potter #twilight #the twilight saga #the hangover #maze runner

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melodylsimpson · 3 months

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Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers

Did you know that only 160+ movies/shows have been adapted from books by Black authors since 1908? 4 of these were sci-fi/fantasy. Of the 160+ adaptations, 61 are adaptations of 2 books. Meanwhile, in YA alone, 50+ adaptations have been released in the past 20 years, half of which were sci-fi/fantasy. But that's not all.

My findings can be found in the essay, "Dear Hollywood, Where Are the SFF Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers?" over on Reactormag.com, previously Tor.com.

Also, be sure to check out:

My Spreadsheet of ALL Black Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers

My Letterboxd List of ALL Black Book-to-Movie Adaptations From Black Writers

Happy Black History Month!

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lizzy-bonnet · 7 months

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Sad to say goodbye to Michael Gambon, who played Mr. Thomas Holbrook in Cranford, as well as Mr. Woodhouse in Emma (2009).

#cranford #book adaptations #judi dench #michael gambon #elizabeth gaskell #emma woodhouse #jane austen

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killerfrostisme · 5 months

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My heart goes out to all the Shadow and Bone fans. I'm so sorry about the cancelation. I'm not really a part of the fandom but I understand completely, having gone through the same thing 6 months ago with Lockwood and Co. Capitalism has once again shown its ugly side. I hope you guys get picked up by a platform who cares about their subscribers/audience.

Sincerely,

A (still) devastated Lockwood and Co fan

#renew lockwood and co #lockwood and co #renew shadow and bone #leigh bardugo #jonathan stroud #lockwood and co netflix #lockwood & co #shadow and bone #they'll renew terrible shows but cancel the ones that actually matter #season 2 #season 3 #lockwood and co deserves a second season #shadow and bone deserves a season three #book adaptations #fandom

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elusive-pimpernel · 2 years

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What I desperately need is a proper movie adaptation of Ella Enchanted. With banister sliding friendship and Ella refusing to marry Char when ordered because she knows her curse could be used against him

The 2004 movie can go die in the pits of hell

#Ella Enchanted #books #book adaptations

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thisbluespirit · 4 months

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Edward (Robin Ellis) proposes to Elinor (Joanna David) in the 1971 BBC adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

"I have longed for this moment from the instant of our first meeting. Dear, dear Elinor. Would you - could you possibly -?" "No, Edward, no!" "But why?" "Well, the gravel is much too damp. We had a shower earlier this morning. There - if you must be so foolish, take that." "Oh, prudent, practical Elinor! How could anyone fail to love you?"

#sense and sensibility #gif #elinor dashwood #edward ferrars #edward x elinor #robin ellis #joanna david #1970s #book adaptations #quotes #jane austen #my gifs #there are many things you can say about this adaptation #but srsly is this not the best/cutest edward/elinor proposal?#full marks; only deductions due to not kissing here; bad bbc

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baberbackbookstack · 1 year

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what do you mean we're finally going to be able to listen the songs in daisy jones and the six??? what do you mean they're actually going to be real songs we can obsess over??? that's so wild and cool and out of this world. like i was reading the book and i just thought 'they sound like they make great fucking songs i wish i could actually listen to them because i just know they would be great' AND SOON WE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THOSE SONGS

if that isn't crazy and if it doesn't make you smile so hard you should read that book again

#daisy jones #daisy jones and the six #taylor jenkins reid #tjr #amazon prime video #book tumblr #book adaptations

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inafieldofdaisies · 2 months

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Shōgun (2024) | Chapter 2: “Servants of Two Masters”

#this scene made me laugh esp Mariko's surprise and line delivery; had to gif it #shōgun #shogun 2024 #shogun hulu #shogun fx #cosmo jarvis #john blackthorne #anna sawai #toda mariko #period drama #book adaptations #historical drama #hulu #tv shows #currently watching #gifs #mygifs #myedits

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matthew-macfadyen-gifs · 1 year

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Any Human Heart (2010)

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maddiesbookshelves · 4 months

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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell (Illustrator)

When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth. But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and all the tools she can find if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

I've been wanting to read the book for a while, and then during my internship I started reading every Neil Gaiman comics I could get my hands on (minus Sandman and his work for DC). I really love the movie so seeing this version of Coraline was weird, but it helped me see them as two separate things, which was a plus. I've got to admit, I don't really remember my reading experience, I only remember liking it a lot and it making me want to rewatch the movie and finally read the book, haha

French version under the cut

Lorsque Coraline passe une porte dans la nouvelle maison de ses parents, elle découvre une autre maison, étrangement semblable à la sienne (mais en mieux). Au début, tout semble merveilleux. La nourriture y est meilleure qu'à la maison, et le coffre à jouets est rempli d'anges mécaniques volants et de crânes de dinosaures qui rampent et claquent des dents. Mais il y existe aussi d'autres parents, copies conformes des vrais avec des boutons cousus à la place des yeux. Coraline devra employer toute son intelligence et tous les outils à sa disposition pour se sauver et retourner à sa vie ordinaire.

Je voulais lire le livre depuis un moment puis pendant mon stage je me suis mise à lire tous les comics de Neil Gaiman auxquels j’avais accès (sauf Sandman et ses comics pour DC). J’aime énormément le film donc voir cette version de Coraline était bizarre, mais ça m’a aidé à les voir comme deux choses séparées, ce qui est un plus. Je vous avoue que je me souviens pas bien de ma lecture, je me souviens juste avoir beaucoup aimé et avoir eu envie de revoir le film et d’enfin lire le livre, haha

#neil gaiman #coraline #coraline comics #neil gaiman comics #comics adaptation #book adaptations #book reviews #books #booklr #book recs #book recommendations

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tercessketchfield · 2 years

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regency-set (or indeed any) period drama be like:

every other character: * more or less accurately dressed; at least the main aspects of historical costume are preserved in outfits and hairstyless *

the main heroine: * loose hair, vamp make, prom dress / male suit *

the filmmakers: You simply don’t get it; she’s a nonconforming free-spirit. She’s modern, you know? We wanted to give her a personality what

#and it's not only about the dress #unfortunately it's also too often about the character #to tell the truthe we are very lucky if we really get a glimpse of historical costume even somewhere in the background #it is only a mh for whom the worst costumes decisions are firmly reserved #ah side curls! it's decidedly for the boring fools in the sidelines #the advanced heroines don't wear it like that (derogatory)#period drama #period dramas #book adaptations #regency #regency era #jane austen #wardrobe #costume drama #persuasion 2022 #persuasion netflix #netflix persuasion #txt

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sombredancer · 12 days

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Recent visually beautiful and generally watchable Russian fantasy movies

(because I start forgetting they exist at all) Ironically, all of them are adaptations of books/comics.

I Am Dragon / Он — дракон (2015) This movie is a very free adaptation of the novel "The Rite" / "Ритуал" by Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko (Марина и Сергей Дяченко). It's a reinterpreting of an ancient tale about a maiden, a hero and a dragon. I don`t like the novel because it's very postmodern, wracks the typical fairytale plot and hurts my escapist feelings by ugly reality, but the movie is pretty fairytale-ish and nice. Firstly, it is visually beautiful and represent Slavic pseudo-medieval lore the way it should have always been in Slavic fantasy.

Secondly, as a love story between a monster and a maiden, it has got A PLENTY of tropes I'm usually looking for in Chinese dramas, so I understand very well why it was pretty popular in Asia.

Thirdly, when I said it's visually beautiful I wasn't joking. The main hero is played not by an actor, but by a male model, who is shirtless all the time (and sometimes pantless) and has a very fit and good-looking body. It's something unbelievable that someone in Russia made a movie to please women's eyes! Really, it's insane!

The folk-rock band Мельница wrote an insanely beautiful song "Обряд" (The Rite) for this movie (more matched to the book plot, though), but it was never used as OST, which is a shame. The song is about a black sheep girl, who is denied by society and asks a dragon to come for her and to take her away, because the dragon is denied by this world just like her. You can listen to it here. The band also has a song "Змей" (The Wyrm) (based on Lev Gumilev's poem), which is more accurate to the plot of the movie: the wyrm kidnaps maidens to make them its wives, but they are all dying during the flight; at the end of the song a hero-knight is ready to shoot it in order to stop it. Listen to it here.

It ends with HE, which is better than the book's obscure ending, so it is pleasure for me to rewatch it till these days.

Major Grom: Plague Doctor / Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор (2021)

It is an adaptation of Russian comic series "Major Grom" by Bubble comics. I am traditionally not very happy with the source material, but it is very good reworked to be the screen play of this movie.

It's very beautifully made in terms of director's, cameraman's and screenwriter's work, which is a rare thing for Russian movies. Also, the actors are young and handsome, especially the villain, which is a rare thing not only for Russian movies, but for the current Western movies, too. It has got a lot of allusions to Russian reality and a lot of beautiful views of Saint Petersburg, the second capital of Russia and one of the most beautiful Russian cities. And it has got some unusual visual solutions that turn it into a comic it should be.

The plot revolves around a mysterious serial killer (kinda bad Batman), a black sheep police officer and Russian Mark Zuckerberg (kind of). Mark Zuckerberg is the best guy of this movie and I like him a lot! Серёёёёжа! 🧡🧡🧡

This movie wasn't popular in Russia because of political situation in the country by the moment of its release (the both sides found out in there something insulting for them and banned it), but even if it has something like that, I honestly didn't pay attention to it. It's just a nice blockbuster with a tragic and handsome villain. The villain also has got his own BL-drama (in the comics they are really lovers, it`s as obvious as it could be shown in a Russian comic).

By the way, the villain is hot, insane, ruthless, sensitive and suffering. How does he contain all of this character treats in one personality? you may ask. He doesn`t. He has dissociative identity disorder, I would answer.

I don`t know if it works by now, but some time ago you could watch this lovely movie on Netflix.

The Master and Margarita / Мастер и Маргарита (2024) This is a loose adaptation of Russian classical novel "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. I genuinely hate this book, but the adaptation reinterprets it, divides it into very interesting layers and makes it understandable and beautiful.

It`s layered, so it will probably be hard to understand what layer are we currently on if you are not familiar with the original story. The first layer is an ugly Soviet reality, the second layer is a plot of the novel that the main hero is writing, a story within a story. The third layer is the insane intertwining of the first two layers. On the reality layer the Master loses his job and freedom because of friend's denunciation and becomes star-crossed lovers with a married woman. On the novel level he meets devil, who visits Moscow by chance, and the devil gives him and his woman opportunity to live their lives being free from everything that usually tortures people IRL. Somewhere among those layers is a little plot about Jesus and Pontius Pilate.

The movie is visually beautiful. Although it feels pretty anti-Soviet, Soviet visuals of the movie are gorgeous. There were used the Stalin-times concepts of Moscow of the Future, the CGI buildings in frame came from the real architecture projects of those times. The Stalin Empire architecture style and views are typical for Moscow (but as I know, ironically, this all was shot in Saint Petersburg). It seems to me that this movie is heavily stuffed with visual allusions to the Western works: devil's escort looks like bunch of Pennywises, Margarita is Enchantress from Suicide Squad I, the scene of blood dripping is from Blade I etc. Usually, when I see it in Russian movies, it feels like plagiarism because I can recognize the reference but there is nothing except for these references . But here we have got the plot, so the allusions work as allusions and don`t irritate me.

The movie is dark, disturbing, uncomfortable. It really makes you feel as if you watch devil and his escort marching around you; they ravage, kill and destroy everything and you can only breathlessly, helplessly and in fear watch them. The German actor playing devil is insanely good. He stole the movie and I understand why it should have been named Woland (the devil's name) instead of the current movie's name. You may want to watch it, because it's very unusual in terms of plot and visuals experience, especially when you are not familiar with the book.

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thenixkat · 8 days

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Guardians of Ga'Hoole ~ Lost in Adaptation by Dominic Noble

#youtube #guardians of ga'hoole #xenofiction #dominic noble #book adaptations

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