tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post7160740020535788405..comments2024-03-28T01:47:40.319-07:00Comments on GottaBook: Truff-you-la? Really? And other thoughts after seeing The LoraxGreg Pincushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-22843093798482713862012-03-05T00:11:05.886-08:002012-03-05T00:11:05.886-08:00Yeah, picture book adaptation is not easy at all. ...Yeah, picture book adaptation is not easy at all. No adaptation is though, and I say that having worked on a few in my Hollywood years. But picture books mean you HAVE to invent so much, and as you note, that isn't likely to please all the people all the time. The Lorax is fine, and maybe that's a victory by itself? I wouldn't tell you to rush out and see it, of course, but if you did, you'd probably enjoy a bunch of it.Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22755318.post-21228174356139891982012-03-04T19:39:59.114-08:002012-03-04T19:39:59.114-08:00I think adapting any book, but especially a childr...I think adapting any book, but especially a children's book, into film is an art/science more delicate than brain surgery. You really can't change anything drastic or you'll frustrate the audience (see: the Disney Channel's Avonlea series vs LM Montgomery's The Story Girl). It's great if you really understand and empathize with the character enough to develop a compelling backstory that serves to enhance the audience's love for the book (see: Jim Carrey in The Grinch), but if you try to hard, it's a disaster that puts potential readers off the book (see: Where the Wild Things Are). It's hit or miss in other words. And that's why I'm not sure whether I'll see The Lorax or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com