Friday, August 27, 2010

Top Three New-ish Movies Based on Books I'm Afraid to See

Today's top three list is even more subjective than usual, but I think that's okay, right? Talking about The Help's upcoming film adaptation on Wednesday made me think about other great stories that have recently been made into movies. Now, while I am one of the millions of people who agree that a movie based on a book seldom even competes with the original--too much is lost, too much challenges the reader's original interpretations of characters and events--I want to see my favorite stories brought to life...I just really want to see them done well!

The following three movies are all currently hanging out in my Netflix queue, just waiting to be shipped out and watched by yours truly. However, I hesitate: each of them are based on books that I love, that possess a certain level of magic and poignancy and bittersweet wonder. Can they do the originals justice? I'd love to hear from those of you out there who have both read the book and seen the movie! Oh, and by the way, if you haven't read any of the books listed below, you absolutely should. Fabulous!

1. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd




















2. Atonement, Ian McEwan




































3. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger


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  1. Saranade07August 27, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    All of these are on my Netfilx list if you'd like me to hold your hand while watching them. I of course have only read the Time Traveler's Wife so maybe I should wait to see the other two after I read the books. BTW was Attonement good? I own it.

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