Comments on: The Voice’s the Thing http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/ About the craft and business of genre fiction Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47774 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:21:30 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47774 <i>William Goldman’s work is a notable exception, but then everything about Goldman’s work is exceptional.</i> Love Goldman. I wonder if Princess Bride translated so well because narration was part of the movie's structure? There were narrative bits in Lord of the Rings, too, which Jackson did a fabulous job with. Blair Witch, btw, scared the hell out of me. That would've made for a killer book, too. No pun intended. William Goldman’s work is a notable exception, but then everything about Goldman’s work is exceptional.

Love Goldman. I wonder if Princess Bride translated so well because narration was part of the movie’s structure? There were narrative bits in Lord of the Rings, too, which Jackson did a fabulous job with.

Blair Witch, btw, scared the hell out of me. That would’ve made for a killer book, too. No pun intended.

]]> by: theamcginnis http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47761 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:16:30 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47761 I really liked Christopher Reeve's adaptation of "In the Glooming" a short story I'd read a few years before and was quite touched by. It's a good story for any mother of a son. The movie was very well done and kept close to the story. And of course, we cannot let the many Jane Austen books into movies pass by. I love the Gwenyth Paltrow version of Emma the best. And Gone With the Wind - the movie was stripped of a lot of story as well, but the essence of Mitchell's book was there. thanks for the blog today! I really liked Christopher Reeve’s adaptation of “In the Glooming” a short story I’d read a few years before and was quite touched by. It’s a good story for any mother of a son. The movie was very well done and kept close to the story. And of course, we cannot let the many Jane Austen books into movies pass by. I love the Gwenyth Paltrow version of Emma the best. And Gone With the Wind - the movie was stripped of a lot of story as well, but the essence of Mitchell’s book was there. thanks for the blog today!

]]> by: Anthony S. Policastro http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47728 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:30:29 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2007/12/19/the-voices-the-thing/#comment-47728 Hi Dave, I agree most films lose the author's voice on screen, but as you mentioned there are a few that capture this essence. My pick is "It's a Wonderful Life" although the movie was adapted from a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, "The Greatest Gift," it has a wonderful voice. See my comments on the film on my blog at http://aspnovelist.blogspot.com Have a great holiday season! Hi Dave,
I agree most films lose the author’s voice on screen, but as you mentioned there are a few that capture this essence.
My pick is “It’s a Wonderful Life” although the movie was adapted from a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, “The Greatest Gift,” it has a wonderful voice. See my comments on the film on my blog at http://aspnovelist.blogspot.com

Have a great holiday season!

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