demagogue on 6/6/2014 at 10:20
Who would have thought a talking dolphin gang leader wouldn't translate well to film?
faetal on 6/6/2014 at 11:11
Or indeed, the whole book.
SubJeff on 6/6/2014 at 12:32
It's such a frustrating phenomenon - failed translation to film.
There are so many sci-fi novels that seem like they'd make great films but I worry the adaptations would take the wind out of them. The Forever War, for example. I think with the right direction, cast, script and (very important this) music and atmosphere it'd be tremendous. But then I think of something like Enders Game which was pretty faithful translation of the book but still ended up being entirely forgettable. It's for this reason I want Cronenberg to direct all the sci-fi; at least it'd be different.
Scots Taffer on 6/6/2014 at 13:48
I've just cracked open Nissam Taleb's non-fiction book "The Black Swan".
That book you described back on the last page sounds fascinating, faetal, and a bit terrifying.
faetal on 6/6/2014 at 15:21
I started but never finished Black Swan - should probably get round to that some day.
Did you mean Rosemary's Baby? Yeah, it was great. Levin is really good at the wholesome suburban horror thing.
june gloom on 6/6/2014 at 19:08
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I loved Snow Crash, but loved Diamond Age even more. I'm not sure about film versions. Look what happened with Johnny Mnemonic.
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Who would have thought a talking dolphin gang leader wouldn't translate well to film?
The sad irony is that while Gibson's story approached the concept with a straight face, Snow Crash is just so patently ridiculous (and Stephenson knew it, which is why he tried to pad it with po-fased infodumps) it would work just fine.
SubJeff on 6/6/2014 at 19:26
I really like the Sumer stuff.
june gloom on 6/6/2014 at 19:58
You would. It's just irritatingly pseudo-intellectual enough to appeal to you
SubJeff on 6/6/2014 at 20:30
I just thought it was fun. Kind of like how I really like Flashman.
Scots Taffer on 8/6/2014 at 06:13
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Did you mean Rosemary's Baby? Yeah, it was great. Levin is really good at the wholesome suburban horror thing.
No, sorry, the brain related one.
