Adaptations form a leading source of inspiration for major screenplays-in history and currently. People adapt them for various reasons- it may be because of their obsession or may be because of its sheer brilliance, it may even be because of its commercial value alone. Adapted screenplays form an important platform for those movies, novels, books, characters,real life stories, incidents which do not get much of public attention during the time they actually happen but those tales are meant to be told to the audience, to us. As people deserve to know what they are supposed to know and what they are not supposed to know.
Many viewers criticize the whole concept of adaptations, they think they are not creative enough to suit and do justice with the original. They are so emotionally bound to the original piece they just shut off themselves from revisiting the same experience through a different source. But what they seem to forget is that how many times it had happened when we liked an adaptation only then we have visited the original. They forget one thing that its not always a one way route, sometimes people get to know the original when they see an adaptation for the same, it might have to do with the whole generation concept.
The writers who adapts any such pre-existing material should always remember one thing in their minds- they need to come up to a certain expectation of the people who have faith in the original, whatever might be the truth, whatever might be the hidden story because sometimes the truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded. They deserve to see a rebirth of their faith, they deserve to relive the whole experience in those 3 hours alone.
Adieus,
DD
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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