Snow day Post

Well, I have learned a lot about myself through books this trimester. For example, I get really annoyed by slow starts. The book I am currently reading has a really slow start and it was very hard for me to get into. I had to force myself to get through it. As a result it took me a very long time to finish it, because I really wasn’t interested. But once I got to the middle things started to get more interesting. I realized that I read mostly fiction books. Realistic fiction to be more specific. I just enjoy reading about things that could have happened. Also, I recently discovered that memoirs can also be fun to read. Last year I read a couple that my teacher recommended and I liked it a lot. I just love how they were true stories. The ones I read were about hardships in the author’s life. And it just amazed me how the authors had the amazing strength to write about it. It’s a new approach and the authors shed new light on subjects I would have never thought of. I discovered that I lose interest in books over 350 pgs. Also, if the authors extends the series to over 7 books. I feel like the authors are stretching the book out and can’t find a good stopping point. I’ve read some books over that amount, but the authors kept me intrigued. I also really like cliff hangers. I find them very suspenseful and make me want to read the next book. Also I have read a couple books with illustrations. I have found that they really add to the book. They make the experience a little more real. And you can compare your imagination to the authors.

where the wild things are

I think this was a successful film adaptation. The movie portrays the book well in my opinion. It makes the film much more pleasing to watch when the editing techniques are used. The close ups and extreme close ups really showed emotion and feelings that book really doesn't. However I think that the movie was very stretched out. The book was originally not very long and the movie just seemed to stretch everything to the point where it was not very entertaining to watch. I thought the ending was rushed in the movie. It seemed like it was sloppily put together and not much thought went into it. the book gave a better ending and paced it correctly in my opinion. The book and the movie had similar traits. And spike jonze did a pretty good job recreating it. I was not able to watch the entire movie, but from what I observed the film and the book were similar. I even preferred the film over the book. I liked the monsters and they way they were presented. In the  book  I really didn't like the way it was illustrated. All the lines made my head hurt. Also in the book it was a snowball fight but in the movie it turned into a dirt war. there were just tiny little mistakes that changed the movie slightly. I think in the movie the setting was beautiful and portrayed an island much more beautifully than the book

Blog post 5

A book that I really like is the fault in Our Stars by John Green.It tells a tale of 2 normal teens and their struggles with cancer. It is currently being made into a movie but it has not been out yet. So, I’m going to put this under the category of”It has not been made in to a movie…”  I think this would make an amazing movie.  Partly, because it’s been on the Best Sellers list for many weeks. Also John Green has a new style of writing. He’s very honest and expresses his emotions through his characters. There has been a lot of hype about this book. Most teenage girls (or boys) have read them, or are planning to. As a director I would definitely make sure I would not cast really popular celebrities into the main roles. This is because the main idea of this book is the fact they are just 2 normal teenagers with cancer. I would cast a girl with pixie cut hair, slightly awkward. For Gus I would cast someone who plays basketball well. He should be lean and tall and possibly have brown hair. I also would lessen the mother’s role in Hazel’s life. At times throughout the book I found it really annoying that she was nagging Hazel. Obviously, I understand the mother loves Hazel very much. So, there should be a mother but she shouldn’t be one of the main characters. The voyage that Hazel and Gus take together and the events that happen there are very important. So, I definitely would include that. Put a really large emphasis on when Gus tells Hazel that he has had a relapse of cancer. I like Isaac’s role in this book. It would bring some comedic relief to the movie. Isaac’s life is very ironic, like where his girlfriend breaks up with him because he can’t see her. To how he has to talk to his computer because he is blind. Some other important scenes include meeting the author, and the meetings in “the literal heart of Jesus”. I think these really add variety to the movie and I would bring them out a lot. I really would like to change the ending. But the story won’t be the same without it. I think this would make a great movie. It probably really wouldn’t be that great as a play. And definitely not as a t.v. show. That’s because it really doesn’t have a lot of content. And you can’t stretch it out to 4 or 5 seasons. The picture below is the cast they have already selected for this movie.