You can’t get into “art”: book characters spoiled by film makers (11 photos)

Movie or book? Many people say that books are better than film adaptations, so here we have selected examples when on screens we see characters changed for the worse. Moreover, very often it is not clear whether it is the writers who spoil the characters, or the actors who do not do their best?





It’s worth noting right away: don’t rush to throw stones at “50 Shades of Grey.” After all, some, willy-nilly, got acquainted with either a book or an insipid movie.

In the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel “The Goldfinch,” the main character Theo turned out to be completely “nothing,” which is noted by both viewers and critics. In the book, the hero is multifaceted, he is immature, selfish, but at the same time the reader experiences both compassion and hatred for him at the same time.



Jack from The Shining was also unsuccessful. For some reason, the writers decided to leave out half the important points from the book. For example, where the main character is fighting with the hotel. Because of this, we got the feeling that we were watching a crazy person throughout the entire film.





Christian Gray, the main character of “50 Shades of Grey,” according to the book, visits a psychotherapist, which explains his craving for dominance, both psychological and sexual. In the film, he is “well, just like that.”



Another heroine of the novel, Anastacia, is also not all right with her psyche, and in her head there is an inner voice, the so-called “Inner Goddess,” more daring and bright than the heroine herself. This moment was removed from the film. Both heroes of the film adaptation turned out to be completely “nothing” and insipid, as if the writers decided to remove the entire foundation and leave only superficial eroticism.



It is not surprising that the actress herself is ashamed of filming this film.

As much as the directors got into many of the Game of Thrones characters, for example, Joffrey, whom fans of the saga still hate (the actor who played this hero is not taken into any projects, because the audience’s hatred also transferred to him), they completely missed Jon Snow. On the screen, this is a somnambulistic character who has no control over what is happening and is always in a state of surprise. In the book, this is an intelligent and wise character who joined the Watch at the age of 14, quickly gained respect points and then continues to mature until the very end.



In Agatha Christie's novel Death on the Nile, Linnet Ridgway is a very bitchy character and arouses hatred and contempt. She envied her friend Jacqueline in everything, stole her role in the play, and stole her fiancé. In the film, this character evokes much more sympathy, and she did not take away the groom, but simply suddenly fell in love.



Another transformation of a complex book heroine into a cinematic depressed teenager occurred with the novel Normal People by Sally Rooney. In the book, this is a kind of ugly duckling, an outcast at school, who turns into the first beauty. Moreover, the heroine’s internal dialogues are written on the pages of the work, which is not in the film. In the film adaptation, the role is played by Daisy Edgar-Jones and she doesn’t look like an ugly duckling, just an ordinary pretty girl, which is why the heroine’s transformation looks contrived.



According to the book, the Witcher Geralt loves to talk with various heroes, especially over a pint or two of beer. However, he rarely swears and has a friend, Buttercup, with whom he is not angry, even if he does something unreasonable. In the serial version, the witcher is silent, says the word “infection” more often than sentences of several words, is an introvert and is constantly angry with the restless bard. By the way, in the book he is ugly and scarred, but in the movie they decided to make the character almost cute. Perhaps the games in which Geralt is exactly like the hero Henry Cavill played an important role in this adaptation.



A sad fate befell the hero of “The Dark Tower” by Stephen King. Looking at the film, I got the impression that the filmmakers had mastered only part of it, and not much of it, taking only a few episodes and adding gags to them. And more than one reader clearly did not imagine the shooter to be black.



In the Harry Potter series, the writers also managed to ruin more than one character. Perhaps due to the constant change of directors, the characters do not have a linear character. Ron Weasley turned out well, when you remember him, you remember his character. The strange Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, whose development as a character was noticeable, the hated Draco Malfoy, with whom you later sympathize. But Harry Potter in some films turned out to be “nothing”, either because of the scriptwriters, or because of the acting of Daniel Radcliffe. But the most flawed character, according to fans and critics, was Ginny Weasley. The future wife of the main character and winner of Voldemort in the film is flat, not charismatic, and characterless, which is why the line of their relationship is completely incomprehensible.



In the book, Ginny Weasley embodies the traits of her house - audacity, courage, strength. She has been in love with Harry since her first year, but she doesn’t sit and meekly wait for him, but develops on her own, meets other guys, and by the time they start dating, they are both mature and developed characters.