Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Filmmakers have to make a lot of choices when adapting a book, and this means that two different adaptations can end up looking nothing like each other. Sometimes, this is completely intentional, especially when a filmmaker decides to radically change a story that has already been told many times before. This explains why so many Shakespeare plays and Austen novels are often reimagined in modern contexts.
Am Legend is about a strange virus that wipes out most of the human population, but the undead are turned into vampires, not zombies Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet is much closer to the original text in some ways. Its script is almost identical to the original, making it similar to Franco Zeffirelli's version, considered by many to be the definitive movie adaptation. Romeo + Juliet makes a few changes here and there. The most obvious is that it brings the story into a more modern setting, with the feud between the Montagues and Capulets mirroring urban gang warfare.
Although they tell the same story, Thunderball and Never Say Never Again have vastly different reputations. While Thunderball helped ensure the Bond franchise had a future, Never Say Never Again has been voted the worst Bond movie by fans. This could be partly because of its contentious place in relation to the official EON Bond movies, but it also doesn't have many of the elements which fans of the franchise love.
6 Manhunter & Red Dragon Based on Red Dragon by Thomas Harris Close Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter is one of the most chilling characters in film history, but Hopkins isn't the only actor who has played Thomas Harris' famous serial killer. Mads Mikkelsen took on the role for the TV series Hannibal, but Brian Cox was the first actor to portray Dr. Lecter in 1986's Manhunter. The Succession star took a different approach, portraying Hannibal as a more grounded character.
5 Emma & Clueless Based on Emma by Jane Austen Close Jane Austen's most frequently adapted novel is Pride and Prejudice, but Emma also has its fair share of movies. The story of a meddlesome young woman who passes the time by playing matchmaker still resonates all these years later. Emma is pampered to the point of boredom, but there is something about her antics that are irresistibly charming. The best adaptations of Emma capture both sides of the protagonist.
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