Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhat was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie?message-squaremessage-square81 fedilinkarrow-up184
arrow-up184message-squareWhat was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie?Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square81 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarechriscrutch@lemm.eehexbear25·1 year agoNo one appears to have yet mentioned Forrest Gump. In the book he was a chess grandmaster who wrestled professionally and was an astronaut. Also, the book sucks. linkfedilink
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzhexbear14·1 year agoI haven't watched or read it. Are you saying the movie is better than the book in spite of bastardizing it? linkfedilink
minus-squaremub@lemmy.mlhexbear10·1 year agoYip. Also, they were very slightly totally different. linkfedilink
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]hexbear5·1 year agoI think the book was written to be satire and the movie is, uh, comedic but in a much less pointed way link
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orghexbear2·1 year agothe book as an audiobook is good Forrest was a POS and he was a bum because he knew it! linkfedilink
No one appears to have yet mentioned Forrest Gump. In the book he was a chess grandmaster who wrestled professionally and was an astronaut. Also, the book sucks.
I haven't watched or read it. Are you saying the movie is better than the book in spite of bastardizing it?
Yip. Also, they were very slightly totally different.
I think the book was written to be satire and the movie is, uh, comedic but in a much less pointed way
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the book as an audiobook is good
Forrest was a POS and he was a bum because he knew it!