Let me say, while I'm at it, that I also find the ending of
the book, which is essentially a happy one, to be a lot more
troublesome than anything in the film. Peckinpah has been
called out for his graphic depictions of violence (which I'll
admit are kind of quaint by today's standards), but I don't
think he can be accused of celebrating violence. The end of
the movie was ambiguous about the fate of the characters'
marital relationship and about the effect the violence would
have on them. The book leaves the impression that everything
will be fine.
On Feb 17, 2008 10:56 AM, Nathan Cain <
indiecrime@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't necessarily expect movie adaptations to keep
in line with
> novels because they are, as you note, different
media and they each
> have a different set of rules. I just think some of
the changes made
> in this case were more for shock value than they
were for helping to
> build tension effectively.
>
>
> On Feb 17, 2008 10:44 AM, Keith Sparrow <
ksparrow@buckeye-express.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Good morning, I think it's a trap to expect a
lockstep connection between
> > the novel and the film. By their very natures,
they offer differing
> > opportunities for, say, building suspense, or
depicting violence.
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From: Nathan Cain
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AM
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> > I posted a while ago, asking about The Siege of
Trencher's Farm, which
> > was adapted into the movie Straw Dogs. I
finally got around to reading
> > it last weekend, and I have to say I found it
to be superior to the
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