This Is The Golden Age of Book-To-Movie Adaptations
Film and TV adaptations of popular books always seem to be a big topic of discussion, especially after the boom that happened in the early and mid-2010s. YA books in particular reached a certain height of popularity and were being adapted left and right, usually to mixed results. Film adaptations of books have always been a thing, but with the rise of fandom culture around a lot of these books, the adaptations themselves become more contentious.
Fans of a book obviously and understandably want their favorite stories to be adapted in a respectful way that truly showcases what makes the original book so good in the first place. They want accurate casting and good writing, though sometimes certain fans will get too caught up in wanting the adaptation to be completely book-accurate, rather than keeping most of it the same but making changes to certain elements so that a story that worked in print will work on screen. Luckily, it seems like Hollywood is in a fantastic era for book adaptations right now, as authors are being given more involvement in the projects and studios are taking the time to listen to what fans actually want.
5 YA Books That Should Get A TV Show
Most avid readers and YA fans, if asked about the worst book adaptations they've seen, would likely cite the Percy Jackson movies as examples of terrible on-screen versions of a very beloved book series. The author himself, Rick Riordan, has even made it clear that he dislikes the movies and sees them as a very half-hearted and inaccurate adaptation of his work. The films aged up the characters and cast actors that were much older, and the writing cuts out a lot of what made the books endearing in the first place. Those films are a perfect example of how not to
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