ADAPTATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS / SOURCE MATERIAL V. FILM ADAPTATION [PART 1]
Hello everyone, Here with another posting and today's subject is something that has come about to be very close to me as it pertains to the love of film and the love of original source material. In the past decade or just over time there have a been adaptations of literature, comic books and graphic novels (yes, there is a big difference between the two) and when productions are release either theatrically or online or hard copy there will be a divide on the film adaptation. This has been proven time and time again from Lord of the Rings to Marvel and DC cinematic releases. In this post, I intend to try to provide both perspectives and also do my best to provide a filmmaker's perspective as well as the third view. So bare with me on this one and please enjoy the ride. THE MOVIEGOER PERSPECTIVE Our first perspective comes from the moviegoer. This one particular individual or individuals can be divided to two groups (pre knowledge moviegoers and non pre knowledge mov...