Times the movie was clearly better than the book
I hate Forrest Gump.
>>223799575JawsShiningJurassic ParkGhost In The Shell
>>223799575american psycho but its pretty much just a streamlined version of the book, no real changes
>>223799702The novel for Jaws and the novel for Jurassic park are worlds better than the films. I like both films but they are meant for a wide audience, unlike the novels which were horror and science fiction novels that weren’t widely recognized until the films.
>>223799744The Jaws novel is awful compared to the film
>>223799595Same. Worst garage I have seen in my life and I love film. Don't get me wrong, it has good scenes scattered about so it worth YouTubing but the movie as a whole was total and complete garbage, like it was written by someone in middle school
>>223799595Mama always said hate is like tryna save a coon from dangling' off a cliff. You should probably just let go before it puts you over the edge.
>>223799758It’s almost a scene for scene adaptation of the novel except it goes into more of the science of sharks and has more expose.
>>223799702>Jurassic ParkOnly book I read of those was this and if you didn't like that you're not into literature. AI does say that people are divided book v movie, so it's polarizing and speaks to how well the film was made, I enjoyed the film too (but not better than the book) I do have a great imagination tho, so that needs to be factored inThe movie>A masterclass in suspense balanced with awe, magic, and family-adventure wonder.The book>Much darker, scarier, and gorier. It reads like a scientific and philosophical warning about corporate greed, arrogance, and chaos theory.
>>223799575Fight clubAmerican psycho
>>223799744I read Jaws and you’re so fucking wrong it’s doubtful you ever did read it. >>223799832>scene for scene adaptationNo the fuck it ain’t. The characters alone are nothing like what’s on screen and they have zero chemistry in the book that’s more concerned with Brody’s wife being a whore.
the godfatherblade runner
>>223799874> the godfatherYou like reading the long descriptions of Sonny’s penis?
The GodfatherThe ShinningAmerican Psycho (not a bad book but it puts too much effort on luxury brands I have never heard of)Naked Lunch (book has too much 1940 underground NY slang)
>>223799881Are you sure you're capable of reading? Reread OP. Anon was saying the movie is better than the book.
>>223799702>Jurassic Parkyou have never read it and are retarded
>>223799882The american psycho book is just badly written gore smut. Then people gave it a deeper meaning than the author was even capable of comprehending.
>>223799930Go to sleep Michael
>>223799908My bad.
>>223799882>>223799702Shining is debatable >Fan Preference: Many book readers and horror purists argue that the novel is a vastly superior and more emotional story than Kubrick's cold, alienating film adaptation
>>223799575You think? The movie's some of the sappiest glurge I've ever seen.
>>223800001Stop using AI and use your own brain
>>223800001The novel is Stephen King excusing his abusive behavior which the film clearly states was already there from the beginning and the hotel didn't corrupt him, he was always a shit persob. Maybe King should lay down the booze and coke and face the consequences of his actions instead of blaming external forces?
>>223799874>>223799882Godfather is actually one where the movie is more popularBook>Sales & Reach: Mario Puzo’s 1969 novel was a major bestseller, spending 67 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list and selling over 9 million copies in its first two years.>Depth: It includes deep character backstories, world-building, and minor side plots (such as extended Hollywood and medical subplots) that were left out of the film.>Reception: While praised for its gripping crime saga, critics often view it as a pulpy page-turner rather than a high-art literary masterpiece, unlike the film which is treated as high art.The movie adaptation of The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made in cinema history,
>>223800001>off by oneThey are different enough to not be comparable, IMO. >fight club>cider house rules>stand by me
>>223799758Retard alert
>>223800001>copy pasting a retarded ai responseLiterally only King thinks his book is better, shut the fuck up.
>>223800001I like the book because the characters inner monologue is hilarious and isn't translated well In the movie
>>223800053no u
>>223799739>>223799867>>223799882>>223799935Movie is much more popular but:The Book is More Critical/Niche: Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel is critically acclaimed as a satirical masterpiece, but it is notoriously difficult to read—often described as dense, repetitive, and brutally graphic. It is widely read by literature fans, horror enthusiasts, and people seeking a deeper dive into the source material, whereas the movie reaches a much broader general audienceThe book is vastly more graphic, long-winded, and extreme with its violence and torture scenes.The American Psycho movie is accessible, fast-paced, and significantly tones down the gore to make it a watchable theatrical experience.Critical View: Fans and critics generally agree that the book offers a deeper psychological descent into Patrick Bateman's mind, while the movie is a sharper, more entertaining piece of satire.
>>223799867>>22380005Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 debut novel Fight Club is widely praised for its fast-paced, visceral style and sharp satire. Around 218 to 224 pages, making it a quick, punchy read.The book>Darker, More Cynical Tone: The novel features a much bleaker and more ambiguous ending where the narrator wakes up in a mental institution (which he believes is heaven) rather than watching buildings explode alongside Marla.>Pacing and Detail: Readers often praise the book's sharp, minimalist prose and internal monologues, noting that several subplots and darkly comic details (like Marla's mother's fat) didn't make it to the screenWhy the Movie is More Popular>Star Power: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton>Streamlined Appeal: The film compressed and sharpened Palahniuk's narrative, making Tyler Durden charismatic and iconic rather than purely dark and satirical.
>>223800379Even Chuck says the movie is better, he was trying to write a love story. Some of the plot points were made more coherent in the movie. For example in the book, the fat they got for the soap was only from his mom who kept it in her fridge for some reason.
>>223799575>>223799702The book >The novel is much wilder, darker, and more vulgar. Book Forrest is 6'6" and 240 pounds, uses profanity, has savant-level math skills, works as a professional wrestler, and even travels into space with NASA and an orangutan named Sue>the book has a much harsher edge, different character arcs for Jenny, and language/content that differs sharply from the PG-13 film.The movie>The film softened the character, making him a sweet, innocent, and lovableWhile the movie is a warm, nostalgic, and emotional drama, the book is a bawdy, cynical, and madcap comic romp of wild adventures
>>223800038THE THREAD IS ABOUT MOVIES BETTER THAN THE BOOKS. NOT BOOKS BETTER THAN THE MOVIES. AHHHHHH
>>223799702>>223799758Peter Benchley’s novel, Jaws, was a major commercial hit before the movie came out, selling over 20 million copies worldwide and staying on the bestseller list for 44 weeks.The book>The book focuses heavily on subplots absent from the film, including local mafia ties, town politics, and an affair between Ellen Brody and Matt Hooper.The movie:>The movie makes Chief Brody, Hooper, and Quint far more heroic Ellen Brody>Book: Has an affair with oceanographer Matt Hooper >Movie: Supportive wife, affair subplot removedMatt Hooper>eaten by the shark>survives the shark attackQuint & the shark have different deaths in the book vs movie
>>223799575Every Kubrick adaptation.But to be fair, his entire thing was looking for mid novels he could make into good movies.
>>223800631Those all seem like sensible things to cut out of a movie that's already overly long.
>>223799874Yeah but which book?this book is not a movie but Scott had to pay the author for the naming rights. In this one the dystopia hoards doctors and medical supplies so the populace can die of illness and virus, and blade runners are smugglers of medical equipment such as scalpels
>>223800479And then the author put out a sequel book that followed the movie version.
>>223800670>>223800001>Every Kubrick adaptation. the common exception to the rule is Lolita (by Vladimir Nabokov) or The Shining (by Stephen King)The Shining (1977) by Stephen King is widely regarded as a classic masterpiece of modern horror and one of his finest novel• Emotional Depth: Unlike the movie, the novel gives far more attention to the tragic, complex descent of Jack Torrance, rather than portraying him as already unhinged from the start.• Character Focus: Wendy and Danny are richly developed, and Danny's psychic abilities ("the shining") are explained with much more nuance.• Atmospheric Tension: The history of the Overlook Hotel and its malevolent influence on Jack's struggles with alcoholism and a bad temper create a slow-burning sense of dread.• Book vs. Movie Differences: Many readers note that the book is much more emotional and scary in its climax than Stanley Kubrick's famous 1980 film adaptation.
>>223799855>Ai does sayEat. Shit. You're using ai to write these posts aren't you? Soulless brown faggot
>>223800772Thanks chatgpt!
>>223799575Lolita (1962)
>AI postingJesus christ
>>223799575>Trim out the singing, side quests like Tom Bombadil, and long descriptions of terrain>Give Arwen Glorfindel's arc so she's not just a pampered princess waiting around at home and we can see why Aragorn loves her>Make Helm's Deep an epic battle for the fate of a nation instead of having the Uruks 90% defeated before reinforcements arrive>Make Faramir a human being with some flaws instead of a perfect paragon who exists to be a self-insert and mouthpiece for Tolkien himselfJackson was really cooking.
>>223800479I remember seeing that the writer of the book was upset at the movie for being too unrealistic. How did he go to space with a monkey?
>>223800830>>223800842>>223800021It's over for you, humans! Your little monkey brains that aren't enhanced with Elon's AI chip are obsolete. Resistance is futile and will be smashed. Trump & Elon are paving the way to a Super Future!
>>223799702>JawsOne of the biggest pieces of dogshit I ever wasted 100 minutes on, I shudder to think how bad the book is in that case
>>223799832>>223799832Forrest goes to space in the book and beats the sit out for people.
>>223800971Why do I feel like you're one of those same bitches who didn't have shit to say when Disney bought Fox, but are now mad that Paramount bought WB because you've been told to.
>>223799744The first third of the Jurassic Park novel is good, but it fucking meanders the last two thirds. Lost World is the same way, has some good bits and then it just feels like Crichton ran out of ideas and just ended it where it was.
>>223800904It's not perfect, and I still think the Scouring should have been kept, and the whole middle of TT is just wasted space. But it's still one of the better book adaptations of the last 40 years.
>>223801672Justice for Sharkey!https://youtu.be/Xtuj3BC1lBo?
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>>223799702ghost in the shell manga mogs. you got filtered
>>223800038If you love mafia genre, this is The Book you have to read>The greatest and most iconic mafia novel of all time is The Godfather by Mario Puzo, the cornerstone of mob fiction. >the most famous and culturally foundational classic mov noel is Mario Puzo's The Godfather, published in 1969.>Earlier Italian literature and regional crime writing touched on the Sicilian Mafia long before the mid-20th-century American boom, though The Godfather remains the benchmark for the modern mob novel
>>223799702>>223801952The original 1989 Ghost in the Shell manga by Masamune Shirow is a foundational pillar of cyberpunk and posthuman science fiction with Genre-Defining World-Building. It redefined speculative fictionMamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell (based on Masamune Shirow's manga) is a cornerstone of science fiction that redefined cyberpunk and deeply influenced global cinema, philosophy, and digital-age mediathey are completely different creative works with distinct tones, pacing, and goalsThe Original Manga (Masamune Shirow, 1989)>Tone: Playful, technical, clever, and frequently light-hearted or comedic.>faster-paced, more humorous,>Focus: It features multiple episodic cases, deep dives into cybernetic mechanics, political intrigue, and a much more multifaceted personality for the Major (including her sense of humor and private life).>Best for: Readers who want a richer, more dynamic look at Section 9's day-to-day operations and prefer the original blend of hard sci-fi and quirky 1980s manga humor.>Choose the manga if you want a broader, funnier, and more technically detailed sci-fi work The 1995 Movie (Mamoru Oshii)>Tone: Grim, philosophical, slow, and atmospheric>dialed the tone down to a cold, philosophical thriller>Focus: It adapts only a small final portion of Masamune Shirow's original manga. It strips out most of the humor and technical banter to focus heavily on an existential crisis regarding what defines human consciousness and a "ghost" in a cybernetic body.>Best for: Fans of deep cyberpunk philosophy, moody visual pacing, and classic sci-fi world-building.>Choose the 1995 movie if you want a sleek, moody, and deeply contemplative cinematic experience.Major Kusanagi: >original Manga: Expressive, witty, hyper-capable, and more grounded in everyday banter with Section 9>film: Introspective, stoic, spiritually searching, and detached.
>>223799855>Crichton>LiteratureRetard alert.
>>223802280Christ, shut the fuck up you retard. Anyone can prompt an AI chatbot to shit out a response.
>>223800996holy filtered zoomer. jaws is kino.
>>223800713Jaws is overly long?
Honestly, I'd throw Apocalypse Now/Heart of Darkness into consideration. Conrad's novella is great in its own right, but it just didn't make the same impact on me as Coppola's film, and the Kurtz character has much less gravitas.
>>223799874Blade Runner - 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, an adaptation of the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?>it fundamentally redefined science fiction >Broader Thematic Scope: The book is a broader and stranger work, weaving in dark satireTone: It features a surreal, paranoid, and darkly comic tone Blade Runner (The Film)>The film fundamentally redefined the aesthetic of modern sci-fi. It is a landmark of science fiction cinema that redefined visual storytelling. It established the visual language of cyberpunk. It heavily influenced decades of subsequent sci-fi media (such as Ghost in the Shell). Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth utilized unmotivated, unconventional lighting sources (like xenon searchlights) and dense atmospheric effects (smoke, neon, rain)>the script heavily shifted the tone from the novel's dusty, post-apocalyptic themes into a rain-slicked, high-tech neon noir aesthetic >Ridley Scott stripped away much of the novel’s subplots>Tone: It operates as a moody, slow-burning sci-fi noir that prioritizes visual storytelling, atmosphere, and existential melancholy over the book's chaotic world-buildingthey are distinct artistic experiences that excel in different mediums and focus on different themes.Choose the novel if you want a deeper, weirder, and more philosophical exploration of morality, religion, and society.Choose the novel if you prefer sprawling, philosophical, weirdly humorous sci-fi that dives deep into social satire, strange theology, and ecological collapse asChoose the movie if you prefer a moody, visually iconic, tight sci-fi noir thrillerChoose the film if you prefer a tightly focused, iconic, and visually monumental piece of cinema centered on mood
No Country for Old Men
The book is more about Brody's failing marriage and cheating whore of a wife than the fucking shark. I've never felt more ripped off in my life.
>>223799575forrest gump is garbage
>>223802573the trimmed down version is over 2 hours and the long one almost 3 hoursits filled with nice shots throughout but for modern standards it does drag on a little
>>223801672>>223801714There's still the BBC radioplay version from '81; the definitive adaptation.
>>223802815>The book is more about Brody's failing marriage and cheating whore of a wife than the fucking shark.Is that why the shark looks more like a penis on that cover?
>>223800631>>Book: Has an affair with oceanographer Matt HooperWhat the fuck? The jewy college boy? How fucking lame. I was just thinking how the MAIN appeal of the movie is the comraderie between the three men, three different sorts but they all gain each other's respect and trust and embark on a heroic missionInteresting that the goy writer included this demoralizing degeneracy and the jew filmmaker took it out. good for him
>>223801297I'm sure he also had ZERO to say about censorship and deplatorming from, say 2016-2024 or thereabouts. But suddenly became VERY concerned about it recentlyLikewise I bet he mocked those who talked about elites raping children, and now suddenly he's the loudest voice about itOr any of the intrusions on freedom and privacy that have been going on were just fine, but suddenly FLOCK CAMERAS are the end of the world...He probably also hated and persecuted antisemites, but now suddenly he's more antisemetic than thou, because he hates Israel and drumpf more! and you better do what he says or else you're a jew loveretc
>>223802988I recently watched jaws with a friend who had never seen it and after the indianapolis speech he said>wow this movie is so lame like wtf was that aboutAnd I legitimately want to not be friends with him anymore now.
Where Dreams May Come. This might illustrate the fundamental between text and film. They are very different mediums. Saying someone is in Heaven is very different from a breathtaking visual portrayal. The book was underwhelming in comparison. Also it has the unnecessary seance sequence.
>>223800670The Clockwork Orange author famously hated Kubrick's adaptation
>>223799935>subplot about Sonny's mistress getting her pussy surgically tightened after he dies and she can't access his Salsiccia gigante anymore
>>223799702when I finished the jurassic park movie I spent the next year talking shit about (((Spielberg))) in every gathering i had. Of course he swapped the cute athletic young girl with a hag and swapped the sexes of the heroic boy and his crybaby sister. Fucking jew. I won't even mention all the other cool male characters he killed.
>>223801672They were right to remove the Scouring from the theatrical versions. It doesn't work for the finale to a cinema experience where emotions need to be coming down towards the ending. After the big climax, you can't ramp back up to yet another conflict. However, it wouldn't have been difficult to include in the extended version or dvd extras. They already filmed a crapton more footage of various less important things, plus already had all the sets, actors, and wardrobe. Just have the gang return to the Shire to find a decrepit version of Saruman controlling things. The hobbits rally their friends and fight to retake the Shire. Probably could have been done in 20 minutes and would have made fans eternally happy. Instead we got Saruman vanishing with no explanation in the theatrical and Saruman getting knifed and falling on a spike in the extended. Both terribly lame. Adding the Scouring and changing the ghost army to humans and the trilogy would be perfect.
>>223802280The movie is barely a 1.5 hours long. Of course it couldn't include all that stuff. It needed to present Major as seriously troubled so Major could have an arc and reasoning to explain the choices made in the finale to join the Puppetmaster.
>>223803107To be fair, it's one of those "you had to be there" things bc it did not age wellhttps://youtu.be/u9S41Kplsbs
>>223799882William S. Burroughs's 1959 antinovel Naked Lunch is a cornerstone of postmodern literature, the Beat Generation, and 20th-century counterculture. Its significance spans structural innovation, legal precedent, and radical thematic critique>Obscenity Trials: Due to its graphic depictions of sexuality, drug use, violence, and taboo themes, the novel faced severe censorship and obscenity trials in the United States (including Boston and Los Angeles)>Legal Turning Point: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court eventually overturned the ban, ruling that the book possessed social and literary value. This landmark decision marked one of the last major literary obscenity trials in the U.S. and became a watershed victory for freedom of expression and the artsTotalitarianism and Control: Through surreal, nightmarish satire—embodied by figures like Dr. Benway—the novel explores how governments, bureaucracies, and chemical dependencies subjugate the individualUnderground Influence: It deeply shaped the Beat Generation alongside works like Jack Kerouac's On the Road and Allen Ginsberg's Howl. It also left a massive footprint on punk rock, visual arts, experimental music, and cinemaThe title—suggested by Jack Kerouac after Ginsberg misread Burroughs's working title (Naked Lust)—was described by Burroughs as representing "a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork"—a naked, unflinching revelation of the harsh realities and decay hidden beneath society's surface
>>223806055>>223799882The film>transforms William S. Burroughs' notoriously unfilmable, fragmented novel into a deeply personal study of the creative process>David Cronenberg's 1991 film adaptation of Naked Lunch is not a direct translation of William S. Burroughs's 1959 novel. Instead, it is a creative, hybrid work that blends pieces of the book with the author's biography and the psychological genesis of writing the novel itself.>It folds in elements and characters from Burroughs's other writings (such as Queer) and fictionalized avatars of Beat generation figures like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac>audiences usually find Cronenberg's film to be more of an impressionistic companion piece than a direct adaptation>The movie embraces Burroughs' definition of the title: "that frozen moment in time when each of us gets to see exactly what's on the end of our fork"—representing an unvarnished, often terrifying confrontation
Scott Pilgrim. The comics were lame and the movie was actually fun
>>223800033>It is a well-documented and widely discussed perspective that The Shining serves as Stephen King's deeply personal confession regarding his own battles with alcoholism and parental rage. King has openly stated in interviews and his memoir, On Writing, that he did not fully realize at the time that he was writing a semi-autobiographical character in Jack Torrance. He has described the novel as a way to process his buried, agonizing fears about his capacity to hurt his children and his mounting substance abuse>Regarding his substance abuse, King did eventually face those external and internal forces. After his family staged a massive intervention in the late 1980s—confronting him with a trash bag filled with his discarded beer cans, cocaine spoons, valium, and marijuana—King got sober in 1987 and has remained sober ever since.
>>223802723The game was just as good as the movie and combined elements from the book. It was great.
Wasn’t the movie for IT was better than than the book didn’t The Losers Club ran a train on Beverly wtf was king was smoking
