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beautifulhigh · 8 months

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The smallest of looks is the loudest moment in the room

Just a little one from me to save me from going insane and to sate my followers...

ZAHRA: How long has this been going on?

Alex is focused on Zahra, Henry is staring off into the middle distance until Alex answers her.

ALEX: Since New Year's.

And it's that Henry reacts to. Have a close up.

Henry's gaze flicks to Alex. In this exact moment (1 hour, 5 minutes, and 41 seconds), he looks at Alex for a few seconds.

This is the moment Alex has put a start date on this thing between them.

It's a little more certain here than it is in the book:

"How long has this been happening?" "Since, um, New Year's." (page 233)

The placement of that "um" holds meaning for me - in the book Alex is hesitating before he pins a start date on him and Henry. He's trying to figure it out and that's what he goes for. Because how long has it been going on? Since they started sharing intimate thoughts and fears? Since they increased the benefits they had added to their friendship? Since the Red Room?

Nope. Alex goes for the moment when the possibility between them changed and he completely ignores the weeks of silence that happened straight after. The period of time in which Henry was full of fear over what he'd done, what Alex might do. In the book we know he runs scared, going on a public date and being photographed.

If there was a prince, and he was gay, and he kissed someone, and maybe it mattered, that prince might have to run a little bit of interference. (page 125)

We don't have anything like that in the movie but we do have the silence. We see Henry's fear when he comes into the Red Room. Not just because of the line he crossed with Alex but because he has exposed himself and his most closely guarded secret, a glimpse of his true self.

He will know that Alex isn't going to out him - they've spent long enough talking and getting to know each other for that to not be Henry's fear. And if he was then it would have happened long before the State Dinner. Henry's fear is about losing Alex, losing the friendship, losing that connection with the boy he's wanted since the Olympics/Climate Conference.

I'd put money on Henry promising himself, once upon a time, that he would never do anything to risk losing what small pieces of Alex he could have in his life. And when they start up this thing he goes in thinking that this is all he can have, all he will get.

"I thought I could have some part of you, and just never say [I love you], and you'd never have to know, and one day you'd get tired of me and leave, because I'm--" (Page 272)

Henry didn't think he would have all of Alex, at least not anything of import, that Alex wouldn't be as far in as Henry is. And yet here he is in this hotel room, declaring they have been this thing since that kiss. Since before they properly made out in the Red Room, went down on each other in Alex's bedroom, talked about "keeping things casual" before embarking on the most insanely devoted shag fest known to mankind.

Alex has been in since New Year's and he tells Zahra just that.

In the movie he is more decisive. (Just like the instant "No" when Zahra asks if it would make a difference if she asked them to stop.)

Since New Year's. Since the moment Henry kissed me and I became unable to think about anything else except doing it again. And doing other stuff.

And even though Henry ghosted him right after, even though the next thing Henry said to Alex after his apology and disappearance into the night was another apology for his behaviour, Alex has labelled that moment, that kiss, as their start.

The moment when Henry was brave.

And in the movie we get to see Henry's reaction to that. They've been discovered, things are about to blow up in a way they can't control, and Alex says that as far as he's concerned this thing between them has been going on all year.

Before the emails. Before Paris. Before the State Dinner. Alex has been Henry's since New Year's and this is the moment he finds that out.

#overthinking jen is overthinking #firstprince #alex claremont diaz #henry fox mountchristen windsor #prince henry of wales #red white and royal blue #rwrb #book to movie #this was supposed to be much shorter #oh well #otp: history huh

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xxrrisxx · 2 months

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You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.

Ernest Hemingway

#book to movie #booklr #spilled words #literature #spilled ink #words #lit #book quotes #books & libraries #spilled thoughts #spilled writing

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litandlifequotes · 8 months

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In his presence I thoroughly lived.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

#charlotte bronte #bronte sisters #jane eyre #novel #literature #book #book quotes #quote #words #reading #classic #book to movie

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a-jumped-up-pantry-girl · 7 months

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I can't be the only one who got their taste in men from The Outsiders, right?

#the outsiders 1983 #dally winston #dallas winston #ponyboy curtis #the outsiders ponyboy #sodapop curtis #the outsiders sodapop #darry curtis #johnny cade #steve randle #two bit mathews #the outsiders #1980s movies #80s #1980s #books #book to movie #greasers

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emojisarestatussymbols · 8 months

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Acceptable book-to-movie adaptations:

Howl's Moving Castle

Silence of the Lambs

Muppet Treasure Island

#movie adaptations #book to movie #howl's moving castle #ghibli #hannibal lecter #hayao miyazaki #silence of the lambs #dino delaurentiis #muppet treasure island #brian henson #the muppets #jim henson #robert louis stevenson #thomas harris #diana wynne jones #movies #books

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rogue-indshadows · 2 months

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"It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book."

~Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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melodylsimpson · 3 months

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Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers

Did you know that only 160+ movies/shows have been adapted from books by Black authors since 1908? 4 of these were sci-fi/fantasy. Of the 160+ adaptations, 61 are adaptations of 2 books. Meanwhile, in YA alone, 50+ adaptations have been released in the past 20 years, half of which were sci-fi/fantasy. But that's not all.

My findings can be found in the essay, "Dear Hollywood, Where Are the SFF Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers?" over on Reactormag.com, previously Tor.com.

Also, be sure to check out:

My Spreadsheet of ALL Black Book-to-Movie/TV Adaptations From Black Writers

My Letterboxd List of ALL Black Book-to-Movie Adaptations From Black Writers

Happy Black History Month!

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thots-and-thoughts1031 · 3 months

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Fried green tomatoes is such an underrated movie. I love it so much. It’s got it all, 1920s southern accents, a queer couple that is never a ‘couple’ but it’s heavily implied and they raise a boy together, it’s set in my home state, and of course, the white shn-azi gets what he gets.

I never understood why my mom loved it so much (beyond it being a very good movie). I understand now, but that’s her secret to keep.

#fried green tomatoes #book to movie #adaptation that does it right #adaptation #idgie threadgoode #idgie x ruth #Ruth #whistlestop cafe

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starrynightsxo · 3 months

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I hate it when books are made into movies and they totally change the casting in my head. Like I could hear this person's voice in my head and now you're telling me it's not real?? I'm wrong??? Shame on you.

#why cant they just be who i thought they were #shame on you #ugh pain #books #bookish #movies #book to movie #adaptations #just my thoughts #thoughts #i dont really post my thoughts but idk maybe you guys needed to know #booklr #im scared for a cruel prince series #or film #id cry #if they got the casting wrong #actually would die

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devilstelephone · 10 months

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Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Chapter Ten

#rwrb #rwrb movie #rwrb on prime #red white and royal blue movie #red white & royal blue #casey mcquiston #book to movie #countdown to august 11 #rwrbedit #devteledit

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alec-isnt-your-bitch · 10 months

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IS THIS THE “TWO HOMES SIDE BY SIDE” SCENE???????????

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lunaoblonsky · 8 months

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#memoirs of a geisha #michelle yeoh #ziyi zhang #rob marshall #moviegifs #film gifs #movie #film #filmedit #movie gifs #cinema #book to movie #book to film

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xxrrisxx · 2 months

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That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt.

John Green

#book to movie #the fault in our stars #book pages #book quotes #john green #spilled words #spilled ink #literature #spilled thoughts #books & libraries #words #lit

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thesoccerenthusiast · 5 months

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All of the Things Wrong w/ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Movie)

OK, let me preface this by saying I adore Tom Blyth, Josh Andreas Rivera and Rachel Zegler. The acting in this movie was fantastic. But as someone who historically reads the book before seeing the movie and expects to see correlation... this movie left a lot out. I loved the movie for the content, the cinematography and the acting. But my word, they left out SO MUCH.

I probably missed some things, so please tell me if I did so — but only if you're nice because internet people can be mean!

Anyway, this is my angsty list as a book nerd.

That’s not how Reaper died. Reaper didn’t die of the snakes. It was him and Lucy Gray in the final two, not Lucy Gray and Coral. Reaper died because Lucy Gray basically ran circles around him and he was extremely fatigued.

They didn’t put in the parade for Arachane’s death. I think that was a super poignant scene in the book — the tributes chained to the float and the image of the Tribute from 10 and her body on the crane. I can understand *why* they didn’t show it, but I think it’s a big proponent to the movie.

The Jabberjay recording. The last time I checked, Sejanus didn’t hear the jabber jay recording, and neither did the crowd. It didn’t make sense to play that. It gave Lucy Gray the heads up that Coriolanus was bad — but she didn’t find that out until they headed out to the lake.

Clemensia’s snake PTSD. They didn’t show any of Clemensia after what happened with the snakes, and that made no sense. Reaper was still in the Games and there was a lot of key conversation around her snake attack and when she Coriolanus made up.

The Sejanus-Billy Taupe meeting. In the book, they meet behind the house at the Covey’s residence. In the movie, they meet in the Hob for the first time. It makes no sense. We completely missed out on going to the Covey residence.

They completely left out Pluribis. This movie should have been split in two for this reason alone. He was such a big help to the Snow family, and he literally got the guitar for Lucy Gray. In one scene, she goes, “A guitar may convince me,” and then just suddenly shows up at the interviews with a guitar. There’s no showing of how she got it. That goes to the next point…

Coriolanus wasn’t in the hospital during the interviews. In the interviews, it isn’t Lucky Flickerman — more on him in a moment — that conducts the interviews. It’s the mentors themselves. Coriolanus is with Lucy Gray during the interview in the book, but in the movie he’s in the hospital after the Arena attack, watching with Sejanus and Tigris.

Lucky Flickerman’s way-too-early introduction. They had Lucky introduced from the start, and he was the one who did the interview with Lucy Gray and Coriolanus in the zoo, when that’s not what happened in the book. Lepidus is the one who does the interviews, way before Lucky even gets introduced.

The District Two Assignment. In the movie, Coriolanus finds out he is being moved to District Two for officer training after he passed the officer test. However, the movie got it totally wrong on the timing. He doesn’t find out he’s going to Two until the day before he’s supposed to run away with Lucy Gray. In the movie, he finds out 10 days before he’s supposed to go. That’s a big difference for how the next 10 days play out. He’s already dead-set on going to Two so he can get back to the Capitol. Also, he finds out, in the movie, before the shooting at the Hob happens, which isn’t the case in the book.

The ‘Ma Plinth’ visit. OK, so they basically took the Grandmam and Tigris and made them no-shows in the movie. I’m fine with the first person, but Tigris had so many good lines that it’s a shame she was basically left out. But anyway, the Grandmam and Tigris are paid a visit by Ma Plinth, who tells them she can’t find Sejanus and he’s run off after the whole ‘you’re monsters, all of you’ tirade. When they find out, in the book, that Sejanus is in the Arena, she’s with the Snows and says, “That’s my boy.” They completely took that away and, in the movie, had Dr. Gaul tell Coriolanus that Sejanus was in the Arena and he needed to go get him. Ugh.

The ‘Dad Plinth’ visit. There is a big scene in the book where Coriolanus goes to the Plinth residence to check on Sejanus. He is sleeping, but his father Strabo wants to see him. It’s not the most key conversation in the book, so I don’t mind that they didn’t add it, but I love Ma Plinth and she was a big part in that scene, giving background about their life in Two.

The Plinth Prize. Speaking of the Plinths, they completely missed the mark with the Plinth Prize. In the movie, they have the Plinth Prize mentioned in the first five minutes. In the book, it’s not mentioned until way later. The Plinth Prize is a big motivating factor in the book for how Coriolanus wants to win and wants to help Lucy Gray — for his own benefit.

Leaving District 12 Quote. Even Rachel Zegler said this was her favorite line. It was one of mine too. I’m so sad they left it off. “Goodbye District 12…”

Corio and Sejanus’ bunkmates. Easily one of the best parts of the book. If they split the movie into two, they could have been added. They were the whole reason they got to the Hob in the first place. They knew the way around District 12.

Once again, let me just say I probably missed stuff and I really, really did enjoy the acting in this movie. I think the people who played the tributes deserve a lot more credit too. Just wonderful work.

Also, Rachel Zegler's voice is magical.

#tbosas #tbosas review #books #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #the ballad of songbirds and snakes movie #lucy gray baird #coriolanus snow #sejanus plinth #sejanus deserved better #suzanne collins #book to movie #rachel zegler #tom blyth #josh andres rivera #the hunger games

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cecebookworm07 · 5 months

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I know Walker Scobell is already Percy so this can NEVER happen, but he would have made for such a great Keefe too. ☹️

I know the KOLTC adaptation is probably never happening but still. I think I’ll just fan cast him in every KOLTC thing I write anyway.

#books and reading #koltc #sokeefe #sophie foster #kotlc keefe #keefe sencen #pjo live action #pjo #book to movie

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litandlifequotes · 1 month

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I did not feel as if I were a person but simply a receiving station for a series of overwhelming transmissions.

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

#jeff vandermeer #annihilation #book #book quote #quote #words #reading #fiction #scifi #movie #book to movie

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