tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post5077097238203343178..comments2024-01-15T09:38:41.593+00:00Comments on Stories from The Edge: Which is better, the Book or the Film? Edge author Dave Cousins throws down a gauntlet for a discussion on book to film adaptations.Edge Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17472330166263235360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-46322378636611494792014-11-21T21:17:59.492+00:002014-11-21T21:17:59.492+00:00Your comment about Lord of the Rings is interestin...Your comment about Lord of the Rings is interesting, Savita—the fact that you really like both, but see them as different entities. I would also agree that normally the original book version is better, especially if I read the book before seeing the film, but there are occasions when a film takes the best parts of a story and gives it new life.Dave Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910281490764974261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879471721147949241.post-50641133763812228702014-11-21T15:40:04.454+00:002014-11-21T15:40:04.454+00:00Off the top of my head, I'd have to add John W...Off the top of my head, I'd have to add John Wyndham's Day of the Triffids as far superior to either of the film versions. Lord of the Rings, one of my favourite books, is also one of my favourite films, but they're almost different entities for me. The Book Thief - the film doesn't touch the brilliance of the book, nor does the film version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I think most film versions aren't better than the books for me, unless I set them apart from the books, and then I can enjoy them in thier own right.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.com