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Books that are worse than the film (which was already bad?) (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by tetris11@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I've started reading Jumper by NameDoesNotMatter. I would like to formally apologise about all the harsh things I've ever spoken about that film.

Fine, the cast is unlikeable and the action scenes are just fisticuffs in the air, but my god, in comparison to the teenage dreck that is the book, it's a masterpiece. At least they tried to build a credible back story for the main character.

In the book, he literally thinks everyone is out to sexually assault him (and somehow they seem to), he solves his problems by throwing money at it, instead of any actual creativity, and the author desperately tries to portray him as a mature-for-his-age adult, despite the fact that his first reaction to anything is crying followed by petty revenge.

I'm just flicking through the pages, pausing at any plot bits, and then flicking on.

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[–] Railison@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Haven’t read the book, but watched a guy discuss the differences between The Devil Wears Prada and the movie.

His contention was that there were absolutely no redeeming traits about Miranda in the book and she had somehow failed upwards with no true talent. Andy the protagonist spends the whole time rebelling against the magazine and its people.

In the movie we see Miranda to be a horrid person but we see that overlays a keen eye and talent that has led her to the top. Moreover, Andy spends effort to fit in with the magazine people and she evolves as a character.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

That's a good example. A filmmaker saw a 2D character and added a layer to save the story

[–] Species8472@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

The Da Vinci Code. The film and book were both utter, contemptible garbage.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Hunt for Red October though film wasn't bad at all, but the book was mediocre, boring and offputting.

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I was a huge Tom Clancy fan as a teen. Thank fucking God I grew out of that shit, or otherwise I'd be a massive chud. The worst fucking part of his books is the way he writes women and relationships, every woman needs to be rescued, and they have no personality of their own.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I recently had a thought about HfRO book - it's allegedly a mandatory reading in Annapolis naval academy (or so the publisher claimed), so if the average level of their readings is like that, no wonder that US Navy officers are having fuckups like all the 7th fleet navigation accidents or that they can't even defeat nor scare country without a navy.

[–] CA0311@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

i read rainbow six because i played the game, and while i enjoyed it, even me as a 13 year old boy was kind of disturbed by how 20% of the book is lurid descriptions of the beauty and efficiency of our weapons. long descriptions of how the troopers are super competent, long descriptions of the precision and mastery of the snipers, how the guns are well oiled and wonderful tools, etc. real psycho stuff. also the bad guys are environmentalists planning to kill everyone on the planet with a engineered virus lol

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[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The name of the rose. The movies...fine, I guess. The books at least 300 pages too long and frequently segues into long-winded discussion of the political minutiae of the warring monastic orders during the reign of Pope John XXII.

If you want to read about the time period you'll be annoyed by the murder mystery shoehorned into your dry long winded historical fiction. If you wanted a murder mystery set in a historical setting then you'll be annoyed by the history lesson being shoved down your throat like a dehydrated fig newton.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My partner hateread Where The Crawdads Sing, but we haven’t seen the film, so probably that.

[–] Gur814@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t read the book but enjoyed the movie. 🤷

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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

maybe shrek? i never cared for the book though its not bad

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