Alright let's get something straight: I have nothing against books and comics being turned into a movie! As a bookwork myself, I have my own rendition of books when I am reading them, drooling over what the guy could look like, how could this scene look like on the big screen, and what outfits they could wear to the ball! However, lately there have been some books that have turned into movies and have COMPLETE failures. What do I mean by this? Well let's start with Twilight and how most girls were disappointed by how Edward turned out to be and it did not get better until the movie ended. Another series would be The Hunger Games, which has nothing to do with the actors/actress (they were AMAZING), it was the attention to details that were missed and replaced for them to make the movies the way the directors see it and its not okay. I mean I have even heard some people who are into comic books say that Suicide Squad, Marvel, and even Marvels Avengers were almost done wrong because attention to detail was overlooked details from the countless volumes and so on. Now here are 4 rules of making books and comics into movies.
Rule 1: Do your homework!
Even if that means sipping your cup of tea while doing it. DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Please read the book and get some ideas for yourself. Now if you do this and thought some actors or actresses were correct, why not ask the millions of people who read it that made you think of turning it into the movie in the first place.Rule 2: Ask the opinion of the author!
Get on the phone, have a cup of tea, or even dinner, don't really care as long as they are involved! If you cannot get his or her permission to do the movie, PLEASE. DO. NOT. MAKE. THE. MOVIE. You will have millions hating you because you could not follow the books and your movie will get horrible ratings.Rule 3: Pay attention to smaller details first.
Yes, I can totally understand why you think the big details are what we care for, which we do, but then you miss the small details that should have been there. We know the books backward and forwards and we know that those tiny details make a domino effect, so when they are missing and you replace it with something that had nothing to do with the book you have made an enemy.
Rule 4: Do a survey of the readers!
I mean its so true though! I would volunteer a day or weekend or week just to give you my thoughts how I see the movie. Heck the thoughts of one could be the thoughts of many! Doing this could really see how your viewers could see the book and how you can try to incorporate that. Maybe we even have some ideas of who should play what so you have an idea of who to hire or maybe someone like that person if they are busyI know these things make seem weird and like I said not all books and comics that are turned into movies are horrible, but there are some that should never had made it to the big screen. Some authors never imagined it being on the big screen because that was not their dream to begin with. Now if the movie sucks, the books and comics may never sell again OR they could sell out because everyone prefers the book and comics over the movies. Bookworms and comic book lovers love to read the tiny details, see what the author is seeing, and we hope we are a little bit right when the movie comes out. So I hope these 4 tips can even help you remember that you need these 4 rules or else you just should walk away from the project and never look back!
