cold mountain
Dec. 3rd, 2003 02:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
phineasjoneshere it comes. another one of my all time favorite books being made into a movie. ok, phin, adjust expectations pronto.
i know i can't expect a movie that is very faithful to the book. because the book is loaded with gorgeous detail. and the movie is not 14 hours long, hence that will be different. most of what happens to ada and ruby - the things ruby teaches ada etc - would be rather boring on film, i would think. personal growth and learning how to run a farm... perhaps not gripping enough for the modern audience. (sad, because that's one of my favorite things about the book and i would love to see someone really try to show that on film, but it would have to be independent and smaller etc.) and i expect the violence will be played up. which is not entirely wrong, it's just not what i like best.
what i hope is just that there's something of the essence retained. that the characters are recognizable. i'm not overly excited about the casting choices for the women, but maybe they'll do a good job. jude law? i just don't know. i never pictured inman that pretty. but he'll probably do a good job. i hope the soundtrack isn't too overwhelming. i hope there's something of the quiet, matter-of-fact, slightly dismal feeling the book creates.
and that's about all i dare hope for. especially after the recent slaughter of possession. at least that came ahead to warn me about just how bad movies made from excellent books can be.
all that said, what i want for christmas is some ruby/ada. i mean, finally, some truly slashable female characters. ones with history and depth and character too. who will write this? anyone? meep?
i know i can't expect a movie that is very faithful to the book. because the book is loaded with gorgeous detail. and the movie is not 14 hours long, hence that will be different. most of what happens to ada and ruby - the things ruby teaches ada etc - would be rather boring on film, i would think. personal growth and learning how to run a farm... perhaps not gripping enough for the modern audience. (sad, because that's one of my favorite things about the book and i would love to see someone really try to show that on film, but it would have to be independent and smaller etc.) and i expect the violence will be played up. which is not entirely wrong, it's just not what i like best.
what i hope is just that there's something of the essence retained. that the characters are recognizable. i'm not overly excited about the casting choices for the women, but maybe they'll do a good job. jude law? i just don't know. i never pictured inman that pretty. but he'll probably do a good job. i hope the soundtrack isn't too overwhelming. i hope there's something of the quiet, matter-of-fact, slightly dismal feeling the book creates.
and that's about all i dare hope for. especially after the recent slaughter of possession. at least that came ahead to warn me about just how bad movies made from excellent books can be.
all that said, what i want for christmas is some ruby/ada. i mean, finally, some truly slashable female characters. ones with history and depth and character too. who will write this? anyone? meep?
