from book to screen
Just showed Queen of the Damned on channel5.I must say that its an awful film! It does not do the book justice at all. Absolutely not.
The story was splendidly crafted, spanning across time all the way back to ancient Egypt.
This was something the movie completely neglected. Such that if you didn't read the book, you will think its total crap. And when u did read the book, you still think its total crap anyway! Anne Rice never made her characters all gothic, the clad-in-black type. So why were they all in black? With black eyeliner?? I mean Lestat is quite a flamboyant guy who loves to dress up. Not go around in black the whole time! (ok there was 1 scence in which he was in red shiny pants, with a black top...)
Don't make a movie out of a book unless you can do it justice. Other wise, leave it up to the reader's imagination. It works much better this way.
Don't take a photo unless you can do it justice. Otherwise, leave it to your memory.
posted by eline @ 1:14 AM
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