Classic stories becoming movies

Ever read "The Secret Garden", "A little Princess", "Gone with the Wind", "The great Gatsby"

    If you have never read the books, don't worry, they are movies too.

But is every movies truly based on the books, or is the movie better than the books? Well Here are some good examples of great stories that became movies.

First: I want to talk about-

The Great Gatsby- First off the book is based on the year of 1922 by a man named Nick Carraway. Talking about what happened in the summer, falling in love with a girl who's husband mistreats her and cheats on her.

  There were two movies. One in 1974, but more people remember 2013 with Leo DiCaprio portraying Jay Gatsby, one of the richest man in the story. The book was ok. I vaguely remember much of the story since I've only read it once. The movie was somewhat differ in each version. What do I think about it??? Well...it was ok, but I think the book might have been better 

 

 The Secret Garden- a story about a girl named Mary who loses both her parents in an earthquake. She lives with her uncle who has been under depression since his wife's death. The story and movie are somewhat similar, however, I think the story has more detail on  Mary's life. She soon notices a secret garden of her aunt's...feeling that there is a special connection. She soon shows a friend, and finds out her disabled cousin, who also had depression over his mother's death, and they find a way to keep the garden not only a secret, but also alive

A little Princess- I remember the movie more than the book. There was a Shirly Temple version as well, but I remember the 1995 version about a girl named Sara who goes to boarding school while her widower father goes to war. Fearing he died, not knowing a soldier of the father that lived next door died, she soon became poor and started to work with an African-American girl named Becky. Eventually, when she finds out her father is blind and is living with the same man who lost his son, only to be taking care of him....it starts to get worse for Sana, in the point of her getting end up becoming a theif and even arrested only to be saved by her father who regains his memory. I loved the movie, and the story was good too.

The Notebook-  A story about two people that fall in love to their old age. The story is about a notebook that the man reads to his wife who was suffering from Alzneimers. I don't remember the story, or the movie, but it was heart breaking, good acting. It seems that it is about two people that fall in love and write a story about their life. It's good, and as I said, if you can hold in the tears by the end, it might be worth seeing.

The curious case of Benjamin Button- I already blogged about this story that became a movie staring Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button. And it starts with his love intrest that talks about his life and him aging backwards. It was a good movie. The author of the story is the same author of the great gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald. 

  The story was good, but to me....I think Brad Pitt never ages.

There are other good stories that were based on classic books but one, I remember the most....

To Kill a mockingbird-  This movie was based on the book by Harper Lee, teaching us an amazing lesson. You can never judge a book by its cover, as you can't judge someone on the color of their skin.The movie starred Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, one of his best roles he would ever be known for.

   The acting was great, and it seemed to be the same as the story, but might be better. The kid actors grew up to always be known as Jem and Scout. One of the best movies that was based on a story like a little princess...but this one is the best.

There are other classic stories that would be parodied into movies but these are the ones I remember the most.

  Keep reading, you never know when it can one day become a movie, and for me....I'll keep writing, 'cause one day, one of my own creations will become a movie.

Every TV show needs a Reboot????

Yes it's true. Mostly every show now is getting rebooted. From Animaniacs to Beverly Hills 90210....it seems every show is getting rebooted.


  What do I think about it.....WHY!!!!


I've blogged about TV show reboots before, so I will make this short. Explaining what shows are indeed getting rebooted and how I feel about it.



  BLUES CLUES- Yep, they're bringing back Blues Clues. I have no idea why, but it seems it's for a new audience. When I was young, well twelve maybe, Blues Clues started with Steve. Now Blues Clues looks digitally animated, and they have a new guy taking over. For me, I'm ok with it. I don't watch Blue's Clues anyway, yet some people think they are damaging to not change Blues Clues. I do miss the original host, but maybe this guy will be good.


RUGRATS- Please tell me this is not happening. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. They are making them look 3 dimensional???? First off, we already have too many Rugrats to worry about. The early episodes, the classic Rugrats were always the best! And now...I don't know what to say. They've changed voice actors many times and now they're making them look as if they look horrendous….I'll stick to the classics.


ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE- This might be different. It's just a special not a full blown new episodes. It's about Rock and his friends learning about the future and how cell phones as well as new things are the new norm. Rocko feels that the future is very dangerous. I don't think it's coming out for a while. They are still keeping the same voice actors but...will it be like the show?? I don't know.

ALF- I've read rumors about this coming back. But how? In movie form, and how will it be fresh for the new viewers? I've seen this show before, and he would make puns that involved the 80's. I pray to god he won't do Trump jokes. I don't think I'll see it, I always found this guy somewhat annoying.

ALL THAT- I'm both hit and miss with this one. They are bringing back some of the old cast members, but the newcomers are not that good. I've seen clips and they're either trying too hard, or just suck. Thank god they're keeping the original theme song for the show, as well as some of the skits. I don't know if I'll see it. I think in my opinion, it might not work.

CRANK YANKERS- Jimmy Kimmel is bringing this show back from beyond the grave. I used to think this was funny. I loved all the comedic crank calls they would make. Even having celebrity guest voices become the puppets, using actual call to businesses and well...sometimes it can get a little crude. This time, I don't know what they're going to do.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK- From one SNICK hit to another, Are you afraid of the dark is coming back in October for a new audience. I loved the original, but how are they going to create new haunting stories to scare little children. Are the Jonas brothers going to be in an episode? Will Miranda Cosgrove? If they could have Ryan Gosling in one of the earlier episodes, why not another hit star?? I'll give it a chance.


  There will a lot coming in and some, I'm concerned with. Sometimes renewing something isn't a good thing. Bring John Cena to host "are you smarter than a 5th grader" could work, but then again, it's only TV