Some challenges that a film maker would have in adapting the book into the movie would be, following the exact storyline, and following her thought process. In order to make the book work they would have to focus primarily on the “action” scenes which are very limited in this book due to her thoughts on certain events that occurred. She also sounds somewhat “whiney” throughout the entire book where you get this view that she complains a lot making the book somewhat unbearable to read. The director would need to find a good actress that would make Liz appear less “whiney” in order for people to stick it out through the rest of the movie.
Three specific scenes that need to be kept in the book are, when her husband divorces her, when she sent the letter to David to break up with him for good and then breaks down to Giovanni, and the scene where she is eating dinner with Maria and Luca Spaghetti. I believe that these three scenes should be in the movie because; the part in the book when the husband divorces her explains why she goes on this adventure to three different places for a year. The part where she is breaking down to Giovanni after she breaks up with David is a good scene because it helps show more of her character and how she feels without going too much into her inner thoughts. This scene is hilarious and adds a funny element to the story on how they still keep the curse words up on their wall.
Three specific scenes that are unessential to be used in the movie are when whole chapter when he sister came to see her and the backstory of her sister, when she goes the sports game with Luca Spaghetti, and when she talks about how she went to Russia when she was 16 . These scenes would need to be cut out of the story because they take the focus away from the main point of the book or they are boring and unnecessary. The backstory of her sister and when her sister comes is a good part to cut out for the movie because it’s something just random and it’s a quick scene. The only thing it shows is that she is completely different from her sister. This scene doesn’t have to do with anything related to her in the book it just shows some culture of a very small group in Italy. You don’t need that scene because it doesn’t follow the storyline and completely strays from what she is talking about in the story.
-TheKillerGrapes-
Whiny is correct. the whole book is pretty much her complaining about her life. but we've already gone over this. I agree with all of the scenes you said to cut too, becuase honestly there's a LOT to cut.
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:) = "she complains a lot making the book somewhat unbearable to read"
ReplyDeleteGood explanations of what you'd keep and cut.