Literary Adaptations

Oddly enough, I’m very interested in literary adaptations when most other book-lovers seem skeptical of them, which is understandable. Naturally, being a different medium, it cannot replicate the experience one gets from reading a text, yet if done well can create a whole new one. To myself, I see essentially two different types of book-to-film transformations. ‘Translations’ which are concerned mainly with adhering to the plot, often with changes, focusing on being faithful to the letter of the book. On the other hand there are ‘adaptations’ which focus on capturing the ‘spirit’ of a work, these...