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Originally Posted by Derwood
How do you make a full length movie out of a 20 page book that has like 50 words in it?
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Good question.
So is this one: How do you make a 450,000 word novel fit into even 3 feature-length films (
The Lord of the Rings)?
[The average American can read as many as 300 words per minute. That would mean the average American reading
The Lord of the Rings would take at least 25 hours. Now imagine having to speak or act it aloud dramatically.
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How is this related?
Well, the point I'm making is that creating a film vs. creating even a picture book are two entirely different processes. You can't "make a book into a film" so much as "make a film out of a book."
I agree with you, though. There isn't much source material, so there will be much to be created for a film.
I'm more concerned about the special effects. I'm worried about losing my suspension of disbelief: "Dude, they're just guys in suits."