The movie is considered one of the greatest works of the millennia while the book, which is a brilliant social satire, remains forgotten. There Will Be Blood (2007)ĭaniel Day-Lewis in Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated epic has to be a winner. Watching Robert Di Niro as Jimmy Conway and, of course, Martin Scorsese's direction, also considered one of his best works till date, is definitely a notch above the book. Reading about a real-life mobster's story is one thing.
But it was too tiny in comparison to all the fun we had while watching the film and the ensuing sequels. I wouldn't say William Steig's picture book written in the '90s wasn't great. All add up to one thing: Movie beats the shit out of the book! 6. The chaotic plot of the film along with flashes of the fights, the visual effects and most importantly, the narrator's picturisation. However, none of this would've been possible without the many changes Director John McTiernan made towards the end. However, the audience chose Kubrick over King and the book, though hard-hitting, just couldn't match up. It's true, Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King had a bit of a squabble on the script of the film as Kubrick's version changed the ending of the book completely. The book had way too many romantic subplots that the movie happily paid less attention to and focused more on the thrill of the film and the man-eating beast.
However, the plot of the film was slightly better.
But come on, could you have pictured the characters as closely as seen in the film? Also the movie's resolute script, which was made with Mario Puzo's contribution, simply does away with all the tiny loopholes the book had. They've done justice to the books and inspired many more. Here are 30 movies that have surpassed our imagination to becoming the biggest hits we've ever seen. We all love the let's-read-and-leave-it-to-our-imagination idea but you have to admit that visuals end up doing a much better job. Ever wondered how boring the Hollywood film industry would have been without the many novels they've been based upon? There's no denying that books make up for some of the best film scripts we've seen so far.