I don't necessarily expect movie adaptations to keep in line
with novels because they are, as you note, different media
and they each have a different set of rules. I just think
some of the changes made in this case were more for shock
value than they were for helping to build tension
effectively.
On Feb 17, 2008 10:44 AM, Keith Sparrow <
ksparrow@buckeye-express.com> wrote:
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> Good morning, I think it's a trap to expect a
lockstep connection between
> the novel and the film. By their very natures, they
offer differing
> opportunities for, say, building suspense, or
depicting violence.
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> ---- Original Message -----
> From: Nathan Cain
> To: rara-avis-l
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:35 AM
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: The Siege of Trencher's Farm
redux
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> I posted a while ago, asking about The Siege of
Trencher's Farm, which
> was adapted into the movie Straw Dogs. I finally got
around to reading
> it last weekend, and I have to say I found it to be
superior to the
> film,
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