A Very Short List of When I (Julie) Believe the Movie Was Better Than the Book
- juliegilkison
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min read
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We are pop-culture junkies and we're not afraid to admit it. This is the first of many posts you'll encounter that judge the chiseled jaw of Pitt and Gosling against the imagery of McCarthy or Tolkien.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
You either love or you hate McCarthy and we do not love him. As simple as that!
by Lauren Weisberger
Although I’m not an Anne Hathaway fan and the book makes Andy suck a whole lot less, the movie is just so much better because of the one-liners, the clothes and of course, Meryl.
by Nicholas Sparks
Sparks’ books have their moments, of course, but they’re cheesy and predictable, which is what makes The Notebook such a heart wrenching sobfest every time you watch it. Other than one exception, the gag-me romantic language is usually too much for me. Unless it’s straight from Ryan Gosling’s mouth.
by J.R.R. Tolkien
I have neither read nor seen Game of Thrones, but I feel like George R.R. and J.R.R. probably would have had a lot in common. Tolkien’s works, which I know are heralded for what they meant for science/fantasy fiction, are really just so overly descriptive and wordy and three times longer than they need to be. That being said, that excessiveness allowed for Peter Jackson to create those epic movies. You can’t have the movie without the book!
by Chuck Palahniuk
Palahniuk, like McCarthy, is a love or hate kind of guy too. His style of writing is unique, to say the least. But at the end of the day, it’s Brad Pitt + Edward Norton sweaty and fighting without shirts, so we don’t really care who wrote the book, okay?
These Movies Were Really Good, But the Books Are Really Good Too So It’s a Tie
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Don’t get Barb started. She's probably crying right now.
by Margaret Mitchell
Because as good as the book is, words just don’t do Vivien Leigh justice for the side-eye and the resting bitch face.
by William Goldman
The book is adorable, but the movie is a classic
by Winston Groom
The book is weird. At one point Forrest becomes an astronaut and goes to the moon.
Don't ruin it and continue to watch it on repeat whenever it's on TNT.
Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Let us know in the comments! Have you read any/some of these? What about the movies?
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