Adapting Your Book

          

           Adapting a book such as “The Hunger Games” to a big screen is not as easy as it may seem. To get the movie to the state of perfection a lot of challenges must be overcome. What are the typical complaints of the audiences after a popular book has been screened? What are the typical reasons for the audience to feel befouled by the film which puts the book onto the screen? First, people may feel angry at the changes within the plot. Second, they may be dissatisfied with the actors’ interpretations of characters’ personalities. Finally, they may be unhappy with the visual effects in the film which do not coincide with the images that emerged in their imagination after reading the book. So, if ever the filmmaker wants to be successful with the book adaptation, he needs to introduce decent changes that would not destroy the atmosphere of the book. The filmmaker needs to be himself/herself a respectful and an attentive to detail reader, who will use his expertise in turning the book into the  greatest visual experience possible. All in all, there must be a balance between the things changed and the things kept.

            What exact changes can be made and what things should be done in order to perfectly adopt the book into a movie?  A question rather bold, but still answerable. There are a couple of quite obvious things that apply to every book adaptation that must be kept in mind to make the film successful. The most palpable things to keep in a movie are the main characters, the plot, the setting and the mood of the book which is typically created by the background music and by dialogues.  These four things are the root of the book adaptation. The setting of the book and the film include the social and cultural environment in which the characters live, so the filmmaker must not underestimate this aspect of the book/ the film.  The characters should be in the focus of the filmmaker’s attention, as everything depends on their ability to properly express the ideas and values that each of the characters incarnate. The main events of the plot should be preserved in the adaptation if it really considers the book in a respectful fashion. And, finally, the mood of the book can be construed through music, visual effects created by the cameramen, pace rhythm of dialogues.