Novel Vs. Film

Doing an adaptation of a book is usually hard to do. You have to get the right feelings and expressions. The director has to get a true sense of what is going on in a book by depicting the story of a film. Whenever an adaptation is done, the director usually changes some parts of the story, so that is easier for them. This may not be a good thing because it might change major parts of the story.

Children of Men, is originally a book by P.D James. It was made into a lose film adaptation, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. There was a big-deal changes were made in terms of plot, political message and characters in the updated film. I thought that the film was going to be a long and boring film because of the book was not that interesting. It is not a book that I would read. So, when I found out that we were going to watch the movie, I thought it would be like exactly like the book. I was not excited at all to watch it. To my surprise I actually liked the film. The plot for the film was an interesting take on the original story. The movie seemed to have more action which allowed me to enjoy the film more.

I usually enjoy watching adaptations of films because it allows me to get a visual of a story that I really enjoy. At times it would be exactly like how I depicted it but at times it can be totally different. I know that making a film adaptations will not have every single detail that was in the book. Sometimes that disappoints me because the best parts can sometimes be missed out and are not shown at all. An adaptation of stories that have a series to them are always the ones that I get excited for. Overall, I think that film adaptations are a creative way of expressing someone's point of view on a story that they love. Children of Men was very enjoyable to watch because it was not like the novel.