ranking book to tv/movie adaptations for the vibes

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[@abriannakeller3714]

7:09 "The casino scene is not slay. Poker Face by Lady Gaga is slay." THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS.

[@opiniyon]

RIGHT

[@michelinstargouda]

"to be giving us both charlie and percy in the early 2010s, a very formative time in my life, is probably too dramatic to call the lord’s work, but i think it approaches that" HELP-

[@opiniyon]

did i lie tho

[@georgetato8906]

seeing as anyone but you just broke the record for best shakespeare adaptation (huh)?? could be fun to do a tier list for those adaptations too! didn't realise how many there were lol. love your vids sm they're like a warm hug to get me through a monday :))

[@opiniyon]

oh my god this is SUCH a good idea. thank you!!!

[@faizathesimpbouriga6842]

speaking of book to series adaptation the shadow and bones serie was so well done ,the cast was perfect and it's genuinely so enjoyable (also can't describe the amount of disappointment I felt when Netflix canceled the six of Crows adaptation ) your videos are amazing btw !!!

[@opiniyon]

I would like to make it known that adobe premiere pro white washed me when I exported and idk why!!! I swear I’m not this pale irl!!! If you’re an editor/have experience pls send tips 😭😭😭

[@bivis8]

you either have to change your premiere monitor settings or your export settings. orrr the lazy solutions is to up the saturation and contrast a bit more than you would want them so the washed out export looks ok, if that makes sense.

[@krustomer]

snow's character in the prequel really reminds me of Clarence Thomas. Clarence was literally a black panther and now he is the most corrupt judge we've ever had in American history. I know he's probably not directly responsible for thousands of deaths of children but it's definitely possible to have someone fall so hard from their potential, and it was really important to highlight how villains aren't villains by nature, but by choice. just like Katniss had the choice to volunteer and become the Mockingjay.

[@breensprout]

i unironically love the hunger games movies (especially the first 2, the last 2 should have been one movie but they're still fine). it's kind of incredible how well-cast and well-acted they are. they not only have oscar winner jennifer lawrence but also oscar winners philip seymour hoffman and julianne moore and multiple nominee woody harrelson. i watched an interview with jennifer lawrence where she said her parents think they're the best movies she has ever made lol. i'm also loving the josh hutcherson renaissance that we're in, he deserves it. editing to apologize for excluding two-time oscar winner mahershala ali.

[@emmanniee]

the series adaptation of “looking for alaska” was actually such a pleasant surprise imo, i read the book as a teenager and was worried about the series but i’ve rewatched it like 3 times since it came out. like yeah it’s a lil cliche but it’s also a john green book lol and i just love the characters and the overall 2000s vibe of the show

[@alisaboersma811]

So true I LOVE it

[@averytussing7913]

I'm begging for the chaos that is the City of Bones by Cassandra Clare adaption with Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower AND the tv show that was something... I also saw a comment for A Series of Unfortunate Events and I also vote for that.

[@FatemaLiya]

i think the best decisions they ever made was making more books into miniseries than a feature film because the adaptations are so much more detailed than a movie

[@PokhrajRoy.]

You should definitely do a tier ranking list with Period Dramas (Ellie Dashwood has a great one on Jane Austen adaptations) and never forget the Merchant-Ivory period dramas.

[@melissawaran1500]

I just finished binge watching Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events and absolutely loved it! I read the books over 15 years ago so was fuzzy on some details but loved how the show added so much back story to the plot and the characters. And the cast, set and production was done to perfection! It was better than how I imagined it while I was reading the book!

[@taniqueallers6119]

Starting off with mentioning Logan Lerman. A woman after my own heart

[@zupaztrupa0]

if you do part 2, maybe talk about The Great Gatsby?

[@Kristianalexis1]

I second this

[@michelinstargouda]

off topic but purple is SO your color!!

[@opiniyon]

ty!!

[@scarlett3633]

SO happy you included Eragon!!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

0:47 HAHAHAHA the top tier is simply genius. Well done!

[@marthabayley4138]

i remember watching the unedited 13rw episode and just having a breakdown 😂15 year old me was not healed enough to be watching the series let alone that scene and i cant blame the producers for my watching it, but who let that scene go through production

[@heavenbitz]

I think 1 book to movie adaptation that strayed so far from the plot was the Scorch Trials. Im kinda glad it did though because the second book was a mess.

[@yifeiwang163]

speaking as someone who didn't grow up w HP, my introduction to the series was through the movies (my best friend was a crazy HP fan...) and I actually didn't read the books until l was close to 18 - tbh I think the movies handled a lot of the topics and plot points better than the books... like the unnecessary fat shaming and characters in the book whom we are supposed to be rooting for being genuinely mean for no reason, Harry at times having the personality of a wallpaper, the deeply weird justification JK came up w for the whole slavery issue (i actually cannot spend too much time thinking abt this one without my head just exploding). Just to be clear I am not shaming anyone who liked the books bc i think it might have a lot to do w the timing and how when you grew up reading sth you would associate certain fond memories w it. But as a near adult reading the book series... i just could not get into it.

[@opiniyon]

so fair/real. haven’t read the books since i was a kid but i 1000% understand that it just came to me at the right time in my childhood. jk rowling is evidently terrible so this doesn’t surprise me :(

[@PokhrajRoy.]

6:00 They thought they could do Historical Revisionism with Blonde Tom Blyth. He’s hot but that’s a separate topic.

[@user-august-]

oo if theres enough content for it, you should tier rank movie/tv series' on how smooth the movie/season transitions are (whether the continuation in a new movie/season makes sense and if theres random differences)

[@TheSkinnyZ]

Eragon is a great series and I’m hoping the Disney+ series is gonna be a banger!

[@alingw0809]

Feeling seen as an INFJ... I have to check out that video now

[@lavanyasingh6516]

The Harry Potter series is by far the best and most iconic adaptations to date.

[@hannahz6418]

The show "Normal People" was sooo good tho. It sucked that they did not communicate, but their connection felt so real to me. Which is super rare for me with movies/shows

[@emilybrazeau1929]

I LOVE YOU MISSED YOU HAPPY FOR MAUR!!! ❤❤❤

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m trying to draw a connection so I can say this is topical after ‘One Day’ released recently.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

3:10 I remember ‘Eragon’ playing on TV a lot.

[@alexj4239]

Literally impeccable opinions as always thank you for speaking the truth about sally rooney

[@cvntyyy]

listening to ur vid helps me sleep, ur voice is soothing for some reason 😌

[@PokhrajRoy.]

15:32 The fact that I know about this film franchise makes me sad. Also, Tessa enrolled in the Witness Protection Program and now her name is Zoey.

[@ishapanwar5585]

what was veronica roth thinking when she wrote about tris dying and then having four end up w her BEST FRIEND???

[@BookLover-bj5fx]

Wait that happened?! Even though I only read the last book for the first time a couple years ago, I don’t remember this at all. What’s the passage where it’s says this because… goodness gracious, that’s bad.

[@fangirlfiles3]

I feel bad for Jake Abel. The man was so close to being a big name and instead was always in the worst movie adaptations.

[@opiniyon]

omg i completely forgot he was in other things like the host

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I love book to movie adaptations. I thought I’d be able to read the books and then watch the movies but it’s always the other way round for me.

[@apet6752]

Me too. It's difficult for me to dive into new media but once i do the movie is easier to get into than a book. Then once i know the plot and what happens and there isn't going to be any surprises in the book (sometimes there are, which i will also google first) i can feel safe to read it. Also it's fun to be able to connect in my head the look of the characters and places bcs i often struggle with understanding descriptions :D

[@that_tatenda]

I need you talk about the four weddings and a funeral movie and series adaptation

[@BadBtchesOnly]

I recently re watched the divergent movies and found them enjoyable. Are they slightly ridiculous ? Yes but a fun watch, with good action sequences, the story kind of doesn’t go anywhere tho since they cut the last film.

[@syriannam]

i'm also not a sally rooney girl and i also liked the show more so I get it

[@PokhrajRoy.]

1:48 Princess Weekes just released a video on the Twilight fandom. You will enjoy it.

[@oliviae6423]

Normal People was a crime committed against me personally

[@magnolia_]

i tried to finish watching normal people several times but i enjoyed conversations with friends much more and i watched it twice i think? i would love to know if you watched conversations and if so, your thoughts!

[@opiniyon]

i haven’t watched conversations w friends, but i did try to read it and unfortunately got bored 😭

[@cassieopeaa]

i liked normal people a lot more, but i did love joe alwyn as nick, that felt perfect.

[@magnolia_]

@@opiniyon that's fair lmao, i didn't even try to read any of rooney's books.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

11:36 Not to compare or put people down but Katherine Hepburn was made to play Jo. (And yes, I loved the Saoirse Ronan version too)

[@alienRreal]

here for the logan lerman renaissance

[@PokhrajRoy.]

12:53 I liked looking at Theo James in the ‘Divergent’ trailer.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:13 But have you seen the Hindi version of it? It’s ’Dil Bechara’ if anyone’s interested.

[@akemikitamura5551]

The Harry Potter adaptation can be summarized as "prepare to be entertained, but ultimately disappointed"

[@daltongibson1033]

Eragon was MY FAVORITE book series as a child, I've reread that series at minimum 30 times in my almost 21 years on this earth- no, that's not an exaggeration- and I am in no way being hyperbolic when I say that the Eragon movie was the worst book adaptation I have ever seen, in my entire life, and I've seen many.

[@cassieopeaa]

the whole time i was reading each sally rooney book i went back and fourth from "i love this, i hate this," i ended on loving normal people and cwf but hating the other one. I feel like its a slippery slope and you either love or hate her. Though I just adore everything Paul Mescal is in. Aftersun made me cry so hard i threw up.

[@mknotashley]

you should do simon vs the homo sapien agenda/ love simon

[@kumarvikramaditya9636]

If comics could be included, The Boys is one of those rare shows which is better than the source lol, albeit tweaked a lot. Lockhart and Co. also deserves top tier.

[@saffrons1028]

You could do warm bodies! I liked the movie better than the book

[@elereal]

miss peregrine's home for peculiar children adaptation would be in a tier below the jpeg

[@saaya8964]

god the crusty white dog jumpscare 😭😂

[@strawberrylb]

I do love how movies or shows can allow non readers to enjoy a good story. Sometimes though, the book is not worth told at all especially in other forms of media, or the book is great but the adaptation is so bad that its like two different stories lol

[@opiniyon]

yes for sure!!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:58 I’ve seen bits of it but from what I’ve heard, the costuming was way better. (Source: Abby Cox)

[@frecklycheeks]

I am an INGJ and my favorite film is still Perks of Being a Wallflower hahahahahha

[@snehapradhan5591]

❤

[@saaya8964]

i have never read any john green books, but i do strongly associate him with the 🐓-monologue so yeah. never getting that one out of my head

[@raphynette]

I feel like divergent was a faithful adaptation… the source material was just mediocre 😂

[@PokhrajRoy.]

22:10 Controversial but you’ll be safe, I think. As long as you love Paul Mescal and Joe Alwyn, you’ll be fine.

[@badanimation.]

Starting off with the Twilight series coming out on top... I know that's right!

[@reellifetalk]

logan lerman renaissance is so real. I was PRAYING he would be in the new Percy Jackson show but smh :/

[@PokhrajRoy.]

15:06 I just think that the show was way too slow but also it was a lot to take in.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

6:35 Watching the comments under the videos is an educational experience.

[@abriannakeller3714]

I also liked The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1 better than the book

[@harsheh]

oh HELLO

[@joshualee9540]

I will not take any Normal People slander.

[@LDog90]

Well we have very different tastes 😅 Fair enough this is opinion based, but I don’t think your grading of things was consistent, and there were some things you could have included to help you reach your conclusion. The best thing about a book is hearing the thoughts of the main characters. It gives you a sense of who they are, and why they make the decisions they make. The relationship of the director vs author plays a huge role in what makes a successful adaption. For example, in the Hunger Games, because the movie was PG13, it pretty much ensured that it wasn’t successfully adapting the meat of the books. They were horribly violent and dark, and that was crucial. That didn’t translate to the movies. The first game always stuck out to me with how torturous and sick it was. The dogs had the eyes of the fallen victims. I did not get that in the heavily CGI creature in the movie. It would have been a better decision to focus in on the eyes of the character who died in the movie a little longer than you’d think was necessary. You’d be able to recognize whose eyes they were more easily. I still enjoyed the movie, and Jennifer Lawrence elevates any movie she’s in, but they are very disappointing to the books. I think a rewatch and re read would have been better - you definitely missed some things. I get not being able to do that though. This is a long list, and you have a thing called a life lol. I strongly disagree about the Twilight series. It does not belong at the top for so many reasons. I’ve already written a novel, so I don’t need to go into details, and I also appreciate it is your personal preference. Going forward, if there will be more videos like this, I’d say focus more on the quality of the films, and if they successfully captured the characters, and psychology in the books.