Hello Doug!
** On Sunday 14.06.20 - 22:20, Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins:
AA>> Not a bad attempt to package the novel as a film in about 100
AA>> minutes. Lots of punches and bullets. But I think the book would
AA>> lead to a more "complete" story.
DC> I'm a huge fan of Vince Flynn. He passed away from Cancer a few years
DC> ago and I think Brad Thor is ghost writing his books now, thank god.
Kyle Mills has taken up the baton to continue for Vince Flynn.
DC> What I love about his books is that they all feature Mitch Rapp as
DC> the main character. I think any good book is hard to fit into a
DC> movie.
For me, a book can often "complete" the story when I've seen it as a film. The
original book provides additional dialog/insights that a film often
has to skip over.
DC> Two great examples that just didn't stack up: DaVinci Code, and
DC> Enders Game. Both books required several pages to build to climax and
DC> suprising endings.
Never read DaVinci Code, but saw the film. Not interested in the book.
However, many people love it for it's complexities and "connections" of
one piece of the puzzle leading to the next and fuller explanations of the
various historical elements.
Enders Game: never saw the film. The book is rather complex, and I heard that
the film leaves out a lot of salient or pivotal elements. Maybe that one
might have worked better as a multi-episode tv series.
DC> Vince Flynn books are great reads, yet not as complex or lengthy as
DC> Clancy (who I love but have trouble staying focused on his 1,000 page
DC> books). I agree they could have made it two movies. Frankly, the
DC> story they told was 2 books in one -- the 1st and 2nd Flynn wrote.
DC> The 1st barely touched the surface of Rapp, and focused more on the
DC> surrounding characters to prepare you for Rapp. The second was more
DC> about his recruitment and first mission.
The film ended with only a few short scenes of the next book "Kill Shot" about
the Lybian president, as lead in for the next assignment. But the
vast majority of the film *was* the plot in book 1.
DC> ...There have been two knock offs of terrorists taking over the white
DC> house, that I believe Flynn had to sue over -- one with Samuel
DC> Jackson I think ... If you like spy novels, I'd recommend the read,
DC> especially if youw want something a bit more simple yet detailed
DC> enough to intrigue, and full of action and great character
DC> development.
I didn't know about the litigation.
Can you imagine if the reverse could take place: publishers/authors sueing
people that take ideas out of their stories? "The Night of Camp David"
(1965) and "It Can't Happen Here" (1935), both depict leaders that
seemingly become insane, believe that media is conspiring against them, become
despots, etc.. Both books have elements of what is happening in
the US right now.
Anyway.. the book form is often the better choice to get into the
character's heads and develop a better understanding of subsequent
actions.
I thought the book Life of Pi was unlike any other story I read before.
The film was a respectable visual version too.. (primarily for its special
effects), but the book had much more "thought processes" going on.
But check out Clooney in The American, if you can. I think you might like its
intelligent storyline (not based on any book that I am aware of), its European
setting, etc.
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