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Common Mistakes Directors Make When Adapting a Book into a Movie

filmmakingnet2wp_mhbj4h9 years ago2 years ago09 mins

News that a certain beloved book is being adapted into a movie or even worse, a blockbuster, is concomitantly met with both joy and dismay by the same category of people – the fans. Simply put, with a few exceptions, a movie adaptation will almost always disappoint die-hard fans. This happens because some unspoken elements…

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