Lord of the Rings does justice to book!
“A good adaptation often deepens your love of the book; a bad adaptation can send you skittering back to the book,” says Nilanjana S Roy, author of The Wildlings.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, second part of a science fiction movie, based on a novel by Suzanne Collins, released its trailer world wide last week. It was received with much excitement from fans who have waited a whole year to watch their favourite characters come to life. According to HBO, George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones broke its own viewer ratings records, with over four million people tuned in to watch the third season premiered.
As a reader, there surely has been a time when you’ve been so engrossed in a book that you’ve completely missed a catastrophe that went on around you. But there is only so much a movie can do to hold your attention. How is it that these movies or TV series do justice to the books? “ Lord of the Rings, large parts of Game of Thrones and Harry Potter have been such a joy to watch, because they allow you the pleasure of re-reading, in a way,” says Nilanjana.
Anuj Vignesh, a cinema student, believes that movies are more effective than books. “What makes Lord of the Rings stand out, is that they have managed to humanise so many characters, a rarity in cinema these days. But my all time favourite is Jurassic Park. A T-Rex chasing cars, Brachiosauruses eating leaves, some things are better shown, than just left in the mind.”
“It’s pretty common for book readers to diss adaptations but Game of Thrones is fantastically made. One of the best episodes was in the second season which showcases the Battle of Blackwater in all its glory. There is blood, fire and the scenes are exactly as written in the book,” says Sumanth Venkatesan, an avid book reader.
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