Gary Ross brought the YA-sensation penned by Suzanne Collins to the big screen but made some fundamental changes to the story’s scope in the process. In episode 292, Luke & James discuss an expanding POV, a cave scene with less heat, a Taylor Swift soundtrack for the ages, worldbuilding details lost to a shaky camera, Jennifer Lawrence vs Katniss Everdeen, and analyze a desaturated look from a specific time in movies. They finish by casting their votes on which was better: the book or the movie!
Ink to Film
Luke Elliott
James Bailey
“Love Shouldn’t Demand Transformation” ITF Watch: Pinocchio (2022)
“Parental Propaganda?” ITF Read: The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883 novel)
“I Think We Solved It” ITF Read & Watch: Rashomon (1922 short story & 1950 film)
From the Vault: The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1991 film)
“Appeasement to Some Generalized Audience” ITF Watch: Knock at the Cabin (2023 film)
“Wild POV Usage” ITF Read: The Cabin at the End of the World (2018 novel)
“Introducing Color to the World” ITF Watch: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
“The Weeping Tin Killer” ITF Read: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 novel)
Last Looks 2022
“Yippee Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon” ITF Watch: Die Hard 2 (1990 film)
“You Have to be So Careful” ITF Read: 58 Minutes (1987 novel)
“Crafted to Be Rewatched” ITF Watch: Fight Club (1999 film)
“What It Means to Be a Man” ITF Read: Fight Club (1996 novel)
From the Vault: Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)
“Magical or Not?” ITF Read & Watch: The Illusionist (1990 story & 2006 film)
“Cosmic Horror is Hard to Adapt” ITF Watch: Cabinet of Curiosities (2022 TV series) eps. 5 & 6
“It Springs a Trap” ITF Watch: Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022 TV series) eps 2-4
“Good For Horror” ITF Read: Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (assorted stories)
From the Vault: “Exorcist II: The Heretic” (1977 film)
“A Disaster of an Adaptation” ITF Watch: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014 film) ft. Laura of Why the Book Wins
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