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XanaDUer2

(13,829 posts) Sun Aug 25, 2024, 03:16 PM Aug 25

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The Shining film Scatman Crothers'

Characters death upsets me. He lives in the book and gets them out of there. I wish the movie ended like that.

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The Shining film Scatman Crothers' (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Aug 25 OP

Agree Demobrat Aug 25 #1

Absolutely agree. LoisB Aug 25 #2

I read Kubrick wanted Slim Pickens XanaDUer2 Aug 25 #3

Scatman Crothers was perfect for that role. Of course, I couldn't imagine Marlon Brando for the Godfather after LoisB Aug 25 #4

I agree, I don't like it when screenwriters change the story too much JoseBalow Aug 25 #5

Demobrat

(9,789 posts)

1. Agree

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 03:19 PM

Aug 25

The ending where the shining is what saves their lives is a lot more satisfying

LoisB

(8,639 posts)

2. Absolutely agree.

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Sun Aug 25, 2024, 03:55 PM

Aug 25

XanaDUer2

(13,829 posts)

3. I read Kubrick wanted Slim Pickens

Reply to LoisB (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 03:56 PM

Aug 25

LoisB

(8,639 posts)

4. Scatman Crothers was perfect for that role. Of course, I couldn't imagine Marlon Brando for the Godfather after

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:15 PM

Aug 25

reading the book yet he was perfect in that role. In other words, it's a good thing I'm not a producer or director.

JoseBalow

(5,138 posts)

5. I agree, I don't like it when screenwriters change the story too much

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:24 PM

Aug 25

I can see the need to adapt certain elements for film or TV, but when the story is significantly altered, it really bugs me, and I have a hard time ignoring the discrepancies. Especially when it's a great original work that gets defiled. Changing the ending to a Stephen King novel seems sacrilegious to me. And Thomas Harris, don't even get me started with what they did to Hannibal.

I stopped watching The Walking Dead when it diverged from the graphic novel story line, which was so good to begin with. Too frustrating, I just couldn't watch it anymore.

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