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First Look at Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka"
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To be fair, the Tim Burton film was far closer to the original novel. And that's what I grew up with, so the 70s gene wilder version (that Dahl hated) never gelled with me.
Just like Stephen King hated the far superior The Shining movie. The author's can be wrong sometimes.
King: What's with these changes? Jack Torrence is supposed to overcome the evil and save his family!
Kubrick: Dude, have you even read this story? Jack Torrence is an irredeemable monster.
King: [tearing up] I'M THAT IRREDEEMABLE MONSTER
Idk, I liked the book more than the movie but maybe I'm missing something.
Kubrick's movie was a good, scary movie that was definitely inspired by the book.
The TV series was lower quality, but I believe a better adaptation of the book.
I really appreciate that movie version of Dr Sleep did an amazing job of blending Kubrick's version with King's novels. Enough so that I think it pulls Kubrick's movie back into line where it feels less divergent from the original book.
Oh, maybe this explains it.
According to King, the only conversation they about the book/film was Kubrick called him and asked whether he believed in God.
I (and my partner) have read into that Kubrick did indeed see into the book that King was writing about himself and wanted to get a handle on what kind of frame of reference King had in doing so.
I didnt read the original print of Charlie and the chocolate factory but:
Didnt dalh orginally write the oompah loompahs to be black pygmies from africa?
In the very first draft, which was changed upon initial release if I recall correctly?
It changed after his publisher made him do it.