Link Tank: Debating the Faithfulness of Adaptations to Original Materials
The accuracy of adaptations, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Netflix, why you should watch Katy Keene, and more!
We all know that a certain degree of faithfulness to the original material matters when it comes to adaptation, but how much does it, really?
“Watching the Artemis Fowl trailer left me feeling a way I haven’t felt in a while. The older I get, the less evangelical I am about the accuracy in how much film adaptions are like their source material. Reverence to the material doesn’t mean a good film, and sometimes things work better when your mind can imagine the horror while reading than actually putting demonically possessed hedges in a film.”
We’re getting not one but two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shows on Netflix, both to be created by Taika Waititi.
“The filmmaker behind What We Do in the Shadows (2014) and Jojo Rabbit (2019) is at work adapting one of the most famous children’s books of all time. As Variety reports, Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi will write, direct, and executive produce two animated series based on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Sibling Team is one of the most underrated tropes out there. Check out these amazing movies featuring sibling protagonists ahead of the release of Onward.
“When you’re a kid and you suddenly find yourself part of a big movie adventure, chances are good that if you have a sibling around, they’ll come too. That happens in Pixar’s Onward—just the latest in a long line of sci-fi and fantasy movies featuring siblings who become hero teams along the way. Here are eight of our other favorites.”
Thanks to the coronavirus, Apple stores are facing a shortage of part replacements for the iPhone.
“Apple Store Geniuses have been told that replacement iPhones will be scarcely available for two to four weeks. Apple is encouraging them to offer loaner iPhones for now to help alleviate the delay and so customers aren’t left without a handset. Apple employees who wish to remain anonymous have also commented that there seems to be a shortage of individual parts for repairs.”
Can’t get enough of Archie and the gang? Katy Keene is the silly Riverdale spinoff you should be watching.
“Katy Keene comes from the mastermind of the Riverdale universe, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Michael Grassi, who is also a veteran of the Archie mothership. It’s a show about a group of friends pursuing their dreams in the Big City and it’s goofy and romantic and earnest as all hell. Watching Katy Keene involves turning off your brain and deciding that things are going to be nice for a while.”
NASA’s Curiosity has pieced together the most eye-opening hi-res panoramic photo of Mars to date.
“Between November 24 and December 1, 2019, Curiosity took more than 1,000 images of the Red Planet, piecing together the highest resolution panorama of Mars to date. The stunning image reveals the dry, dusty surface of Mars in its full glory.”
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