Film Adapations

    Everyone knows that the book is almost always better than the movie. I can think of many examples where the book is better, because it's usually the case. Divergent is a very popular example of an adaptation. I've read all of the books and have only seen the first movie. I refuse to watch the other two movies, because the first movie definitely didn't do the book justice. I didn't like who they chose to portray the characters in the movie. The movie almost always ruins how I imagined someone or something looked, and it takes the fun out of the book once you see the movie. The Giver is another popular example of a great book turned into a not so great film. I didn't like the film, because the way I imagined the society to be was completely different. They also changed the ending to speed up the movie which I did not appreciate.
     There's also some examples of books where the movie is better than the book. Some is the key word. The Maze Runner was a pretty great movie, but the book not so much. I never even finished the book because I thought it was so awful, but I did enjoy the movie way better. The Notebook was an alright book, like most of Nicholas Sparks' books, but I enjoyed the movie a little better. I read the book a little while ago and have seen the movie fairly recently, so that could play a factor in my opinion, because I barely remember reading the book.
     Then we have books that should never become a movie, or have already become a movie and shouldn't have. Paper Towns is one example. I've read a lot of John Green books, famously known for The Fault in our Stars. Paper Towns is one of his worst books, especially compare to TFIOS. The movie was pointless because in the book, all that happens is a bunch of teenagers go looking for this missing girl, and they go on a road trip to find her. The book is fun to read because it goes into depth about their journey, but the movie has a hard time showing what the book does. It was pointless to make it into a film, but I at least liked the actors they chose for the movie. That's about it.