Film/TV Adaptions can drive me insane but also make me love that particular version of the story. For example, Chronicles of Narnia. Fantastic soundtracks, brilliant cast, some changes, such as the battle turning into a proper war scene, I approve of. But when they add massive chunks to the story or entirely new elements and change the characters, is absolutely drives me up the wall. The TV series at least follows the original tales more or less precisely, but the acting was a little off. I could start in on other films but I would be here forever. If I ever am lucky enough to have books published and am then even more lucky enough to have them amde into film or TV adaptions I would refuse to allow them rights to do it unless they swore an oath not to add anything massive without checking it is OK with me first. Ranting aside. What are other people views on this matter? Please use examples.
I imagine it's quite tricky to cram a 100,000 novel into an hour and forty minutes of film; I would have thought omissions more common than additions.
Although I suppose a description of character appearance and their setting only takes a few seconds of film.
I think there are two issues with adaptations.
Firstly, the mediums (films and books) and very different. One relies of the visual aspect of our senses, the other our imaginations.
Secondly, I believe film is more about quick profit than a novel which can slowly build over the years.
Didn't a Hollywood producer once ask why, in the screenplay of a film about Titanic, did the ship have to sink!