Methods of Adaptation: Is Bigger Always Better?

By Wesley Sharer

When it comes to adapting much-loved stories for the big screen, whether the source is a popular novel, a classic fairy tale, or even another movie, there can never be a precise 1:1 match between the original and the copy. The question becomes not how to perfectly recreate every small detail, but how to put one's own personal stamp on the material, how to leave the material richer than you found it. Every screenwriter has their own vision for their work, just as every reader will imagine a book their own way. This vision is further filtered through the mind of the director, a...

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