Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Da Vinci Bored
Gosh Ron Howard sucks...how can a book this popular be made into a movie this uninteresting. Now Now, I know of his past prowess, but it just goes to prove that success does not come merely based of reputation.
I know people are going to tell me that it was the biggest grosser, but monetary gains are not what make a movie great. Tom Hanks is a waste in the movie, you could have picked an upcoming actor and he could have acted boring in the movie.
The reason the movie has earned so much money is that a whole bunch of lazy illiterate people who dont want to read the book went and watched the movie instead. What with all the various organisations protesting the release of the movie. How dumb is that. The book is aldready out, every channel on earth has a gazillion interviews and trailers running about the movie.
Its not like people dont know the theme of the movie. What then is the purpose behind preventing people from watching fiction.
I guess the movie came out at a wrong time. I mean everyone has just finished reading the book, theres no way the movie would be able to compete with the book. Add to that the media hype and it was a sad movie waiting to happen.
Well atleast he tried and failed miserably. This is the second time I have been duoped based on the directors credentials Oliver stone was the prior culprit.
I prefer all those documentaries on discover there cover more material and look more realistic.
I know people are going to tell me that it was the biggest grosser, but monetary gains are not what make a movie great. Tom Hanks is a waste in the movie, you could have picked an upcoming actor and he could have acted boring in the movie.
The reason the movie has earned so much money is that a whole bunch of lazy illiterate people who dont want to read the book went and watched the movie instead. What with all the various organisations protesting the release of the movie. How dumb is that. The book is aldready out, every channel on earth has a gazillion interviews and trailers running about the movie.
Its not like people dont know the theme of the movie. What then is the purpose behind preventing people from watching fiction.
I guess the movie came out at a wrong time. I mean everyone has just finished reading the book, theres no way the movie would be able to compete with the book. Add to that the media hype and it was a sad movie waiting to happen.
Well atleast he tried and failed miserably. This is the second time I have been duoped based on the directors credentials Oliver stone was the prior culprit.
I prefer all those documentaries on discover there cover more material and look more realistic.
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If a book is said to be good and has already been widely appreciated (for one reasons or other!), then a movie can never equal it. It will always be one step below it, 'cos the 'high expectation' factor results in its 'downfall'. It will be a money grosser initially, 'cos of all the hype (the book, tom hanks, ron howard, etc.), but if its bad then it wont be long that it will fall off that list.
What Teri and Arun said. I also think trying to encapsulate a narrative based on history or fiction in an historical/religious context (depends on who you believe) into a 2.5 hour movie is pretty tough.
They tried the "lets throw small history blurbs at the audience" in an attempt at Gravitas. It did not work either.
Also re : Langdon if you read the book was supposedly a draw with single women. Casting Tom Hanks with strange hair (IMHO) was so not right!
Nice blog btw
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They tried the "lets throw small history blurbs at the audience" in an attempt at Gravitas. It did not work either.
Also re : Langdon if you read the book was supposedly a draw with single women. Casting Tom Hanks with strange hair (IMHO) was so not right!
Nice blog btw
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