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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"Novels vs movie" by Mystic charm</title><link>http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/trails/35723</link><category>Mystic charm/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Novels or movies</title><link>http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91807</link><description><![CDATA[There must be some explanation for all the absolutely abysmal movies made every year. It&#39;s like some conspiracy theory of crappiness. And nowhere is it worse than in the numerous adaptations Hollywood churns out year after year. Think about it. When&#39;s the last time you liked the movie better than the book? Sure, you can find a few exceptions, but most people I know always say something like, &quot;I don&#39;t know why I&#39;m going to go see it. It won&#39;t be as good as the book.&quot;]]></description><category>Novels vs movie</category><author>Mystic charm</author><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:36:53 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:91807</guid></item><item><title>movies or novels</title><link>http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91808</link><description><![CDATA[It wasn&#39;t always this way. Go way on back to 1939. That year two books were turned into all-time classic films: The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind. To be sure there are others. Jaws the movie was better than Jaws the book. The same holds true of The Godfather. I liked the ending of the filmed version of The Firm better than Grisham&#39;s original ending. Silence of the Lambs comes to mind. But why are these movies the exceptions and not the rule.]]></description><category>Novels vs movie</category><author>Mystic charm</author><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:37:33 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:91808</guid></item><item><title>JNovels or movies?</title><link>http://trailfire.com/Mystic charm/marks/91809</link><description><![CDATA[With the single camera set up like a member of an audience looking on a stage, earlier filmmakers recaptured the theater experience. It was like watching a play, only you were colorblind and deaf. But once the camera penetrated scenes, moving in and out and shifting point-of-view - movies became inherently more novelic. Novels can go anywhere they want in a scene: inside a character&#39;s head, on a spider crawling up someone&#39;s pants, anywhere. Stage plays try, but cannot force your perspective.]]></description><category>Novels vs movie</category><author>Mystic charm</author><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:37:58 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:91809</guid></item></channel></rss>
