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The X Phial · 04-18-2001, 09:10 AM

Re: What? I'm not sure that I see how Gone With the Wind was different. Sure, the characters were human, but there were in fact no real people named Rhett, Scarlett, etc, so the vision and interpretation are similar if not entirely the same. I suppose the question of 'why' could be asked of any movie adaptation. Why make Wizard of Oz into a movie? Why create other expressions of the same ideas in another form at all? Why do we look at paintings done about the subject matter of ME? Surely, my internal vision of the characters is not the same as Howe's, but I can still enjoy them. You are right in saying we aren't going to change any minds...and I hope this post doesn't come across as too hostile. I think the best reasons for making the movies is that the books INSPIRED Peter Jackson to create a rendition in his medium, film. That they have become so commercial is a product of the fact that the only way to produce something anymore is to sell it. I doubt anyone would be happier with a really low budget art house version of the story. -*-The X Phial-*- You must believe in free will, you have no choice. Isaac SingerEdited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000095>The X Phial</A> at: 4/18/01 11:21:38 am

04-18-2001, 09:10 AM	#1
The X Phial Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Out there with the truth. Come find me. Posts: 317	<BR> Re: What?</b><br><br> I'm not sure that I see how Gone With the Wind was different. Sure, the characters were human, but there were in fact no real people named Rhett, Scarlett, etc, so the vision and interpretation are similar if not entirely the same. I suppose the question of 'why' could be asked of any movie adaptation. Why make Wizard of Oz into a movie? Why create other expressions of the same ideas in another form at all? Why do we look at paintings done about the subject matter of ME? Surely, my internal vision of the characters is not the same as Howe's, but I can still enjoy them. You are right in saying we aren't going to change any minds...and I hope this post doesn't come across as too hostile. <br> <br> I think the best reasons for making the movies is that the books INSPIRED Peter Jackson to create a rendition in his medium, film. That they have become so commercial is a product of the fact that the only way to produce something anymore is to sell it. I doubt anyone would be happier with a really low budget art house version of the story. <p>--The X Phial-- You must believe in free will, you have no choice. Isaac Singer</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000095>The X Phial</A> at: 4/18/01 11:21:38 am<br></i> __________________ But then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.