What Makes a Good Book a Good Film?
What makes a book a candidate for a good film? Answer: it depends. On many things. Sometimes, it's the visuals; the story is quite cinematic, begging for a visual representation. Blade Runner certainly comes to mind. Also, a thoroughly-visualized world (one perhaps not recently seen) is important. Think Harry Potter (the novel manuscript of which, you'll recall, was roundly rejected by all publishers for over a year; oops). For other books, it's not about the visuals so much as it's about the story, the theme, the message, whether it be serious, quirky, or otherwise. Cohen Brothers films come to mind. You always know you're going to get something wacky yet thought-provoking with them. No Country for Old Men , for example; which, interestingly, began as a screenplay, became a novel, and then became a movie; so, there are no rules; like William Goldman said: If it works, it's right. And, finally, it is very muc...