Fantasy

I thank the movie makers and scriptwriters who translated Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Dune to the big screen for me, who typically can read till the end of chapter 1 at best. Believe me I have tried, more than once, but could not go on. Beyond the introduction it gets too much to process, which my small mind could not take. Imagining that world and its actors became too much work. I read just 3 paragraphs of Lord of the Rings before giving up. In comparison my friend Tina read the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Hobbit and the other one related to the Eagle King (which title escapes me). But then again she's always been a fan of fantasy novelists such as Terry Pratchett. 

Hence when these books were made into movies, good ones for that matter, I thanked my lucky stars. I get to enjoy the story visually & left the imagining to the scriptwriters, directors and actors. 

On the other hand, for the novels I enjoyed, I made it a rule to not watch the movie: Rebecca, 5 Point Someone, The Fault in Our Stars, and all Sydney Sheldon, Cecilia Ahern, and Dan Brown ones. The Da Vinci Code for example, was a terrible rendition of the book I thought. Granted it was not easy to translate into big screen because there were a lot of internal conversations and conflicts that don't transfer well on the big screen. I couldn't bring myself to finish watching the movie.

There is probably one exception: the movie Daddy (1991), adapted from Danielle Steel's book. I read the book and watched the movie (in the days when I didn't know any better)- both were tearjerkers, and a few minutes into the movie I stopped comparing the book with the movie (this is always a good sign).

In my bucket list is a novel waiting to be written. I probably have read quite a bit, but haven't honed my writing quite as well to be able to string together a scene (or even a scenario). One day I will be there. Goodness knows there are enough forsaken work in my notes to get something started!