Monster hunters, spaceships and comedy of manners by indie author Mel Dunay
(Note: This is adapted from a comment I made elsewhere.)
A good adaptation from book to movie or tv, honors what is worthwhile about the source material, and changes the things that need to be changed for coherence in the new medium or for the audience’s comprehension. It follows therefore that you can’t make a good adaptation of a work that you believe has no merit. For instance, I would be the wrong person to adapt Frankenstein by Mary Shelley,
Continue reading “The Golden Age of Adaptations” →I’m not going to be posting a great deal about this project, because my only relative with a Netflix account is a 1990s purist when it comes to Jane Austen adaptations, so it’s not like I’m going to be able to watch this with her anywhere near the time of release. Disclaimer: I tend to be pretty broad-minded about P&P adaptations; I think the 1980 miniseries is the one to beat for humor, and the 1995 miniseries is the one to beat for romance, but the other versions out there have specific virtues of their own, like 2005’s Assembly Ball, 1967’s Kitty Bennet, 1941’s archery scene, and the Italian and Dutch versions of Darcy arranging Lydia’s marriage.
So, mostly, I’m open-minded but kind of meh….
Continue reading “So…Netflix Pride and Prejudice” →
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