Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Never judge a book by it's cover, or a movie by its trailer.

Books have always been a great source of inspiration for film; whether it's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Hunger Games, or even The Godfather. Books being turned into movies has become the cultural norm for the world today and it can be a gamble for filmmakers to try and visually create something
that looks different in each fans head.

Fans of the books often approach the movie versions of their favorite novel with trepidation; worried that the filmmakers vision for the story will ruin their own, and with three new movies coming out that are based on wildly popular young adult books (The Vampire Academy, Divergent, and The Fault in Our Stars) that worry has begun to grow, but along with the worry comes an immense excitement. There also comes in depth analysis of the trailers where fans try to guess how true the movie will be to the author's own vision or if the movie will even be any good. While some trailers are gushed over (The Fault in Our Stars) others are looked at with disappointment (The Vampire Academy). As fans we just have to hope that the movie will live up to our high expectations and we have to remember we should never judge a book by it's cover or a movie by its trailer.

Fans also have to deal with the people who haven't read the book saying something completely ignorant about the book and the people who read the book based on the trailer of the movie. A lot of the time these people judge too quickly without giving it a fair shot. Remember just because it may look like "just another vampire movie": or "another hunger games" doesn't mean you know the whole story. So if you haven't read the books be sure to give it a fair chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.

While I have my own judgments on each trailer I would love to hear what you think so leave a comment below and enjoy the trailers!