Hell, look at what they did to starship troopers. Tim
> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Minority Report > > > You are 100% correct on both counts. I've heard that he was not > happy with > blade runner but it was a great movie *based* on his book, but > not following > it. But that's the trend in SF movies. Look at freejack (a better > movie than > many gave it credit for). Look at i-robot. Look at Constantine > (good enough > a movie but NOT Hellblazer). All movies based on an idea from a book with > some window dressing like the book, but not the book. It always makes me > worried when I see a SF based movie. I wonder how they're going > to stick it > to the author. From what I know of I-Robot, they really gave a dick to > Asimov. And the things they do to Moore's works are just as bad. > > Dick's approach to writing is what makes me like him so and it's > this reason > that I saw what I saw in the movie. It's what Dick would have > done. It's not > always the way we see it. > > > I've never seen a movie based on a Dick story that actually followed the > > story. > > > > They all seem to take bits and pieces, but never the "heart" of > the story > > and produce overblown epics. > > > > It often works: I loved "Blade Runner" (but it's definately NOT "Do > > Androids > > Dream of Electric Sheep"). "Total Recall" was extremely fun > (but NOT "We > > Can Remember it for You Wholesale"). > > > > But they all have shared themes. Dick loved to question our minds: am I > > "real"? Are my memories real? Am I what I've done or what I'm > capable of > > doing? Is there a difference? > > > > The theme of reality vrs perception is strong in pretty much > everything by > > him. > > > > I almost think for him the actual stories, the plots, are > secondary - it's > > the characters reaction to technological challenges to their perceptions > > that matter most. > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192870 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
