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  1. MatthewLouwrens

    Film adaptations of literature

    I hope I didn't sound like I thought you were joking about it. I believed you. I was just surprised as I had never heard of it, and the idea seemed a bit odd - but no more odd that all male casts. Do you mean Romeo and Juliet, with the "two-hour traffic of our stage" line? I've often wondered...
  2. MatthewLouwrens

    Film adaptations of literature

    They end with a dance? I have never heard of that. The rest I knew, but a dance? What, Hamlet Spoiler:dies then Spoiler:stands up and dances? That does sound weird.
  3. MatthewLouwrens

    Film adaptations of literature

    You're right. Alex was supposed to be, what, 14, 15? I was always astonished to hear that he was supposed to be in school. Absolutely. I'm not a big Stephen King fan, but I have read the odd book where I have seen the film (Misery, The Shining, The Green Mile), and I always feel like...
  4. MatthewLouwrens

    Film adaptations of literature

    Maybe it's because I saw the movie before I read the book, but when I came to read the novel of A Clockwork Orange, I really hated the final chapter. It basically seemed to say Spoiler:that it was all just a teenage phase that he outgrew. I just cannot accept that or believe it. Maybe if we saw...
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