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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Destroyed on TV I read a book that said a lot A lot of points to ponder you see. I read a book I enjoyed That was destroyed on TV. One point it made was clear, Was clear about his love. He put her on a pedestal Very, very high, above. The main character could see the future, The future of his Love and of gloom. The book of which I speak, Was simply titled Dune. He dreamed his love would give the birth, The birth, he thought, he understood all. That during the moment of childbirth He did not SEE that his Moon did fall. It spoke words of wisdom Words of wisdom you see. I read a book I enjoyed That was destroyed on TV. |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Yes, this can certainly happen. Sometimes the book and the tv story don't even resemble one another. Good write. Joyce |
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coyote Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 1077 |
I agree, Melton. I really like the "Dune" saga myself. Hey, there was a topic in discussions about this: "Worst movies....Who took your favorite book and ruined it. Dune got "honorable mention". lol Here's what I had to say about the subject over there: "I don't think any movie has ever really lived up to the books I have read first. The characters we create in our minds as we read from the written page, are as individually unique in character as ourselves. They cannot be duplicated elsewhere. This is the phenomenon of the written word. The creative manifestation of human thought through imagination. Furthermore, the writer of books is limited only by the "budget" of that same imagining." Thanks.  "The only thing new in the world, is the history we don't know." Harry S. Truman [This message has been edited by coyote (edited 03-31-2001).] |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Joyce, Thank you. I've seen several movies that distort the point. Coyote, Thanks. This book was more than a love story. I just got a kick out of how the visionary missed the falling moon. Melton [This message has been edited by 2dalimit (edited 04-01-2001).] |
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kcsgrandma Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1522Presque Isle, ME |
To be honest, I have never read or seen Dune, but I have certainly seen plenty of good stories ruined when brought to the screen. It can be very aggravating, can't it? To love another person is to see the face of God. - Les Miserables Marilyn [This message has been edited by kcsgrandma (edited 03-31-2001).] |
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coyote Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 1077 |
Good point, my friend. They missed it in the movie. "The only thing new in the world, is the history we don't know." Harry S. Truman [This message has been edited by coyote (edited 04-01-2001).] |
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Wikket Member
since 2000-01-29
Posts 340Santa Clara, CA USA |
Aye...good point there! Most of the time, I just watch the movies made from books to see what doesn't match up or what was left out. Good subject and good point...that was left out of the movie entirely! ~~Jamie    I mean the opposite of what I say. You've got it now? No, it's the other way. ~Bruce Bennett [This message has been edited by Wikket (edited 04-01-2001).] |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
I've known this kind of dissapointment....I especially hate it when they completely change the ending...ugh A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails. |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
marilyn bill jamie elle Thank you all for reading. Melton |
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Red_Feather Member
since 2001-01-19
Posts 131The Vagabond Sea |
I agreee on your point and in general. It drives me nuts when a unique story is squished into the hollywood mold. One's not half two it's two are halves of one EE Cummings |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
My husband begged me to read that book. I refused, and only saw a very small part of movie. DUMB DUMB DUMB Glad I didn't get caught up in any of DUNE. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Read and loved the book... and the saga overall for the first three books. Haven't seen the movie... doubt I will. About the only movie I ever saw that I thought held up to the book was To Kill A Mockingbird featuring Gregory Peck. But that was at a time when movie makers really tried to pay attention to the sorce of the story. Your work here hit the mark. |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Red-Feather, HW can't always re-create what our minds have created. inot2B, The movies was DUMB, I agree. Don't knock it, till you READ it. Andrew, Good idea, don't waste your time on the HW version. Your mental movie is the best. Thanks, Melton |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Nicely done. I know how it feels to have a book destroyed in the tv/movie screen. At least we have the ability to read to be able to appreciate it in some form rather than no form at all. I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
DD Thanks for commenting. Read it. You'll like it. Melton |
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