Books and their Movie Counterparts

[Angelique Sedai]

We've all heard that books never translate well or truly onto feature films, and I for one certainly don't know of any. I thought Pride & Prejudice was good as the TV mini series with Colin Firth, but I don't know any good films. Anyone know any movies that are good (not necessarily successful) and true to the original book?

Note: Please do not use Shakespearean plays or biographies as examples. Thanks so much.  

[Paradoxismminant]

I think there's practically no way for a book to translate well into a movie, haha.

But I did like Babe the Gallant Pig c:  

[Bokusenou]

The problem with turning books into movies, is that, it's it's a novel they have to leave a lot out if they don't want it to be a 10 hour movie. Short stories fare better, because there is less detail, but i can't really think of any off the top of my head. I guess I don't really like movies much because there's not enough time for decent character development and growth...  

[Angelique Sedai]

I might sound like I'm contrradicting myself now but I recently watched The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and I actually thought it was better than the novel. wink  

[Bokusenou]

Angelique Sedai

I might sound like I'm contrradicting myself now but I recently watched The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and I actually thought it was better than the novel. wink

Really? What changes did the movie make that improved the original story/mood?

I saw that movie (haven't read the book), and wasn't as moved as my aunt, but maybe that had something to do with the fact that I had gone to a Holocaust museum for the first time recently, which changed me, and kind of made most Holocaust stories look tame at the same time.  

[Angelique Sedai]

The end scene was much more dramatic in the movie with the expression of guilt on the father's face and the mother screaming. In the book, it takes a couple of days for them to notice Bruno's gone. Of course the book is targeted ata young audience but I found the movie to actually surpass the intensity and drama in the novel.  

[Bokusenou]

Ah, I guess movies tend to like dramatic scenes...