Great article, thank you. I did quite a bit of thinking on this topic before the film came out. I loved the book and was astonished when I heard there was going to be a Hollywood film adaptation. My initial thought was "but there's no single character so how can there be a movie star?" And then I heard Brad Pitt was starring. I erroneous…
Great article, thank you. I did quite a bit of thinking on this topic before the film came out. I loved the book and was astonished when I heard there was going to be a Hollywood film adaptation. My initial thought was "but there's no single character so how can there be a movie star?" And then I heard Brad Pitt was starring. I erroneously concluded that he was going to be the initial narrator, and thought to my sadly deluded self, "ah, that could work, Brad Pitt travels about the world interviewing various folks for his UN report, cool, hope they include the Australian segment". But alas, they only kept the name...
I do think my initial idea would work well with your suggestion of a streaming series. A named actor could be the link between each episode as they travel about the globe, seeing for themselves the rebuilding efforts, and then finding and speaking with a key person, and then the narrative cuts to a flash back. I'd love to see that!
Those are nice variations — either as an Anthony Bordain-style travelogue (would totally work, and also allow for almost infinite episodes, if one were so inclined), or having it be a meta-series about the making of a series (which would allow a lot more plot options, as well, beyond those of the book — e.g., what are the constraints put upon the filmmaker, what are their own difficulties in doing all that travel, etc.).
Great article, thank you. I did quite a bit of thinking on this topic before the film came out. I loved the book and was astonished when I heard there was going to be a Hollywood film adaptation. My initial thought was "but there's no single character so how can there be a movie star?" And then I heard Brad Pitt was starring. I erroneously concluded that he was going to be the initial narrator, and thought to my sadly deluded self, "ah, that could work, Brad Pitt travels about the world interviewing various folks for his UN report, cool, hope they include the Australian segment". But alas, they only kept the name...
I do think my initial idea would work well with your suggestion of a streaming series. A named actor could be the link between each episode as they travel about the globe, seeing for themselves the rebuilding efforts, and then finding and speaking with a key person, and then the narrative cuts to a flash back. I'd love to see that!
Those are nice variations — either as an Anthony Bordain-style travelogue (would totally work, and also allow for almost infinite episodes, if one were so inclined), or having it be a meta-series about the making of a series (which would allow a lot more plot options, as well, beyond those of the book — e.g., what are the constraints put upon the filmmaker, what are their own difficulties in doing all that travel, etc.).