Because 'The Kite Runner' is so overrated by now…


[Submitted by _Gleam_ on January 6, 2008, 11:02 pm]

 

From this : to this: 

 

    I am actually nervous and excited to watch this. You know how it is when they make a book into the movie. There’s gonna be parts that are not represented and we’ll argue about its significance in the novel. Then I’ll whine about how it wasn’t like how I imagined it when I read the book and that the film tainted my memory and experience of reading it the first time. Then when these motherfuckers come around and rave about the movie, I’ll be like “Oh but did you read the book? You really should.” *Polite smile*

    It’s like there’s obviously something powerful about the art of the written word that cannot be accurately translated onto the silver screen no matter how prolific the (adapted) screenwriter is, you know what I mean? And trust me, this is coming from someone who has much love for film and is familiar with the toil it takes execute one, BUT nothing can replace literature for what it’s worth.

    Yes, Literacy is Superfly, y’all.