Books Are Usually Better (Reflection 4)

Top Three Best Adaptations

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (YA fantasy): I have only read one book out of the five in the series but they are all pretty much about vampire romance. I would say the book was a lot easier to follow and has a lot more detail when compared to the movie. The movie was really good though and I thought it was one of the best adaptations. Book Review

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (YA Science Fiction): Again, I have only read one of the novels in the series but they are all about the tributes chosen for to represent their district that kill one another because their can only be one survivor. I think the movie did a really good job as having the same plot line and a lot of the details the book had. The only big thing missing that stood out to me would be how Katniss and Peeta only kiss once in the movie, probably to build suspense, where in the book they kiss a lot! Book Review

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (Romance): It is all about John who is deployed overseas and the girl, Savannah, who he fell in love with before he left. Throughout the entire book, they plan their future together. The storyline was very similar between the book and movie which makes it a good adaptation. The only big difference was the endings, which I can understand because people who only saw the movie were more pleased with the ending they gave vs. what happened in the book. Book Review

Worst Two Adaptations

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (Drama/Romance): The book was so much better! It is a love story of a U.S. Marine who finds this picture of this woman and he sets out on a journey to find her. The movie was nothing like what happened in the book. The only thing that was really the same was the ending and the character’s names! That’s it! Maybe if I didn’t read the book, I would have enjoyed the movie more. Movie Review

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis (Sports/Biography/Drama): The book was nothing like how they portrayed it in the movie. They are both all about the life of Michael Oher. The book was more about Michael in the NFL, stating a lot of facts. In the movie, Michael was the center of everything and it followed more of his life/family. Personally, I liked the movie a lot better! It was a lot more interesting. Movie Review