Proto Himbo European

I know I've seen movies that are better than the books they are based on, and that most people would agree with that, but I can never seem to bring an example to mind.

Well: The Bourne Identity.

I quite like this movie and its two sequels. I also read the books (at least some of them) back in the 80s & 90s as a much younger person. I tried going back and reading the first book (by Eric Lustbader) after I was a grow-ass adult and... this movie is better than the book. So much better. Even if this movie sucked in various ways it would be better than the book.

#movies #BourneIdentity #BetterThanTheBook

Apr 5 at 10:22pmWeb
Show threadProto Himbo European1d ago

But I have exactly one gripe with these movies (that I can remember): It was unforgivable to write Franka Potente out of the series. No forgiveness. Her replacement was good, of course, but it was Franka Potente.

#movies #TheBourneIdentity #FrankaPotente

Show threadProto Himbo European1d ago
As a Gen X person attracted to women I will of course never say anything remotely critical of Julia Stiles, but... that makeout scene when Matt Damon is cutting Franka Potente's hair is just... holy damn.
Show thread3Jane Tessier Ashpool1d ago
@guyjantic she was my husband’s best friend’s wife’s babysitter once
Show threadProto Himbo European1d ago
@3janeTA No way! That's amazing! And now she was some person on mastodon's husband's wife's best friend's babysitter!
Show thread3Jane Tessier Ashpool1d ago
@guyjantic LOL tell your friends
Show threadProto Himbo European13h ago
@3janeTA It's as close as I'm ever going to get to "I met a famous person," so yes.
Show threadMoon joy1d ago
@guyjantic I have a really clear example of a movie being better than the book: The Prestige.
Show threadProto Himbo European1d ago
@bright_helpings Awesome. There's a book I never have to read :)
Show threadFritz Adalis1d ago
@guyjantic
Fight Club the film was also better than the book, even the author agrees.
Show threadProto Himbo European1d ago
@FritzAdalis That's really interesting. I don't have an opinion, having experience with both. The film was really good. The book clarified some important things (especially at the end), but the movie was just great.
Show threadFritz Adalis1d ago

@guyjantic
The book had a more realistic (and likely less palatable) goal (destroying knowledge vs. destroying debt) and iirc the prison scene at the end was important.

However replacing 'I want to have your abortion' with 'I haven't been fucked like that since grade school' at the insistence of the censors is genius.