i'm reading Schindler's List. I've been meaning to read it for a few years and now that I have a first edition copy, I thought it was time.
The thing that is impressing me most about the book really has nothing to do with the book. It's the way Spielberg and Steven Zaillian, the screenplay writer, interpreted the manuscript for the movie. Brilliant. they stayed true to the factual content of the book while still managing to weave a compelling story. They didn't stray from the novel under the protective statement we so often hear from film makers who base their work on books; "It's based on the book".... Yes. Based on the book but most of it is made up and sensationalized. NOT with Schindler's List. Spielberg respects the book. Yes, he moved events around and there are conversations that didn't happen just like in the book but he made those decisions with the greatest of care. He didn't change the meaning of anything.
A great book and a great movie.
The thing that is impressing me most about the book really has nothing to do with the book. It's the way Spielberg and Steven Zaillian, the screenplay writer, interpreted the manuscript for the movie. Brilliant. they stayed true to the factual content of the book while still managing to weave a compelling story. They didn't stray from the novel under the protective statement we so often hear from film makers who base their work on books; "It's based on the book".... Yes. Based on the book but most of it is made up and sensationalized. NOT with Schindler's List. Spielberg respects the book. Yes, he moved events around and there are conversations that didn't happen just like in the book but he made those decisions with the greatest of care. He didn't change the meaning of anything.
A great book and a great movie.