Channel 4 recently showed a documentary about the 9/11 attack in NYC, '102 minutes that changed america'. It takes us on a journey using camera footage shot throughout the city from when the first plane hit to when the last tower collapsed.
I've seen a lot of programs about 9/11 but I manage to keep 'my distance' from the events and never really felt emotionally involved with what took place, even though I realise it was a terrible thing that happened.
This documentary showed the events in a completely different way to what I was used to. The footage shot within the city makes you realise the vast amount of emotions and feelings that surrounded what had happened. The confusion and fear felt by every New Yorker grips you, feeling like you are in the chaos with them . This documentary casts aside the agendas of the terrorists and political situation surrounding the attacks, giving you a unique view of what that day was like for the people in the city.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/102-minutes-that-changed-america/4od#3119675
The first part of the documentary.
Are books really made into movies?
I recently watched the Charlton Heston film, "Omega Man', based on the novel 'I am Legend' written by Richard Matheson, and I could not help feeling disappointed with how far the film wavered away from the book, the same certainly goes for the most recent remake starring Will Smith.
The Novel shows us a vulnerable, lonely man who is struggling to cope with the burden of a species. He has seen everyone from his normal life leave him, confused he just tries to survive. Whereas in the films we see two very strong male leads (Heston manages to stay alive all night with a spear through his chest) who miraculously manage to find cures for the disease, this does not happen in the book, and are able to save the day. The lead character has a completely different dynamic, which surely must change the entire story? Maybe all this has been changed to appeal to a mass-audience, making our main character appear like a superhero. But surely we can cope with our lead being a flawed individual?
I think that this question can be raised for so many novels that have been converted into motion features. 'The Killer Inside Me' ,written by Jim Thompson, was recently made into film directed by John Curran, who generated controversy because he followed the book so closely that the violent scenes became incredibly graphic. But I think that it has to be done this way to create the same atmosphere that the book is able to generate.
'Books like I am Legend were an inspiration to me' Stephen King
The Novel shows us a vulnerable, lonely man who is struggling to cope with the burden of a species. He has seen everyone from his normal life leave him, confused he just tries to survive. Whereas in the films we see two very strong male leads (Heston manages to stay alive all night with a spear through his chest) who miraculously manage to find cures for the disease, this does not happen in the book, and are able to save the day. The lead character has a completely different dynamic, which surely must change the entire story? Maybe all this has been changed to appeal to a mass-audience, making our main character appear like a superhero. But surely we can cope with our lead being a flawed individual?
I think that this question can be raised for so many novels that have been converted into motion features. 'The Killer Inside Me' ,written by Jim Thompson, was recently made into film directed by John Curran, who generated controversy because he followed the book so closely that the violent scenes became incredibly graphic. But I think that it has to be done this way to create the same atmosphere that the book is able to generate.
'Books like I am Legend were an inspiration to me' Stephen King
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