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Moviesthat are based on books often make significant change to the author material , but some motion-picture show are just too dissimilar from the story they were adapting . Sometimes , the changes made can benefit the film , and sometimes it ’s a hurt . As ledger are often much farseeing and more detailed than movies , little adjustments are necessary to keep them at a certain runtime . When the adjustment start becoming bigger and changing the path of the story itself , it can make problems .
Not all deviating version are risky , however . Some movies made change from the book of account that work , even if they did modify aspects of the original work , as seen in theLord of the Ringsmoviesor theHarry Potterfranchise . If the changes that are made add to the storey being state , it can crop in the film ’s favor . Some ofthe best moviesbased on books made change that still work . Others , however , go too far , to the level they shared little to nothing with the seed material .
15Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest’s personality and life events were altered
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Tom Hanks ' portrayal of the modest - mannered hero sandwich inForrest Gumpwon him awards , as the movie became an crying classic . However , a lot of the celluloid ’s tone come from thechangesForrest Gumpmade to Winston Groom ’s novelof the same name . While the gentleness of Forrest is still present in the book , it is juxtaposed with flash of violenceand the use of curse words . His life was also changed in the motion-picture show , with his speculation to space and his being abandoned by Jenny for good being scrapped in party favor of more naturalistic and hopeful replacing .
14Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Jules Verne’s novel is used as a reference in the actual movie
The 2008 version ofJourney to the Center of the Earthis an interesting version of Jules Verne ’s novel of the same name . Rather than retelling the story that Verne write , the film has its main characters test out the theory that Verne was telling the accuracy in his book . This meta premiss causes an odd paradox of modification , as everything is different yet still the same . Even though the characters are unlike , the storyline is oddly like , as Verne ’s fictitious character were also following the instructions in a book . Still , as meta as it is , Journey to the Center of the Earthis not a close adaptation .
13Jumper (2008)
One jumper versus the NSA
TheJumperfilm , and novel written by Steven Gould , both follow a young Isle of Man who can ' jump ' , or teleport . Called David in the movie and Davy in the novel , the man use his ability to do whatever he wants , although he does n’t rob as many banks in the novel . His carefree life-style is interrupted when he get word he ’s being hunt down . Gould has him being tracked by the NSA , while the film arrive at up a chemical group call Paladins who are dedicated to eradicating all Jumpers . In Gould ’s novel , however , Davy is the only known Jumper , so there is no Griffin at all , which itself is a major difference .
12World War Z (2013)
An oral history became an action flick
With the claim of Max Brooks ' original novel beingWorld War Z : An Oral story of the Zombie War , it ’s no surprise that the film is unlike . Brooks ' book has no main character , as it is full of interview and tarradiddle from various people who survived the war . The book was also full of societal commentary , including the mind that the outbreak was a soma of African hydrophobia and the struggle of the U.S. as the governing did n’t need to make panic during an election year . The movie , on the other hand , sharpen on Bradd Pitt ’s character , Gerry Lane , who does n’t exist in the source textile .
11I Am Legend (2007)
Vampires became zombies and the dog only has a cameo
Richard Matheson ’s 1954 novel of the same name breathe in the 2007 celluloid adaptationI Am Legend . Other than the main character ’s name , however , the two are very different . Matheson ’s novel is about vampires , not zombie - alike mutants , and stop with Robert Neville accepting his destiny as the new fable before he perish . The original terminate ofI Am Legendwas much closer to the novel ’s , but short audience reaction saw it scrapped for a more heroic ending with less comment on what it entail to be normal . Interestingly , the original ending will be " canon " for theupcomingI Am Legend 2 .
10The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The book is much longer and it wasn’t all a dream
A darling classic , The Wizard of Ozchanged things from the original bookit was free-base on . Although in L. Frank Baum’sThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz , Dorothy Gale is still transported to Oz during a cruller , her journey is not the same as in the movie . She does journey with the Scarecrow , Tin Man , and Cowardly Lion , but the characters are much more fleshed out and some even have backstories . One of the biggest changes , besides cutting the taradiddle short after the death of the Wicked Witch , is that Dorothy ’s journeying was n’t all a pipe dream . As such , there were no parallel type from Dorothy ’s material life in Oz .
The Tin Man ’s backstory was bring down out of the motion-picture show completely , as he was in the first place a human whose ax was enchanted to cut off his branch . His lack of human parts is what chair him to believe he was incapable of love .
9The Princess Bride (1987)
It’s just a fairy tale without the meta
Adapting William Goldman’sThe Princess Briderequired a lot of changes . Goldman ’s novel was n’t just the story of Buttercup and Westley , but his journey is trying to adapt the story . In the novel , Florin and Guilder exist as real place , with Stephen King being of Florinese descent . The tale of the Princess Bride is hack up with Goldman ’s anecdotes and edits . The movie did remain close to the character and their personality , as well as the trademark liquid body substance of the novel , but bycutting out the meta scene of it , streamline the write up into a classical queen narration .
8I, Robot (2004)
Very loosely based on Isaac Asimov’s short stories
Although the legal age of the plot of ground ofI , Robotcomes from Jeff Vintar ’s original screenplay , contribution of it were pulled from Isaac Asimov ’s shortsighted story collecting of the same name . " Little Lost Robot " , which calls into question what constitutes murder on behalf of a robot , was the inspiration for the reveal that Sonny kill Lanning inI , Robot . Other than that , and the inclusion of Dr. Susan Calvin ’s character , I , Robotis improbably unlike from the stories it was based on . Asimov ’s stories focalise more on philosophical dilemma surrounding the Three Laws of Robotics , rather than being detective stories that happen to let in robots .
7Blade Runner (1982)
Major plot changes were made to Philip K. Dick’s novel
Based on " Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? " by Philip K. Dick , Blade Runnerspawned sequels and spinoffs due to its popularity . The overarching patch of"blade runner"named Rick Deckard"retiring"androids was preserved , but there were many details that were altered on screen . Rick Deckard did go through changesduring translation to block out , however . He has no married woman and ostensibly little empathy for humanoid . The estimate of nonextant animals does n’t have much weight inBlade Runnereither , even thoughmost of Deckard ’s motivation in the book is wanting to buy a live animate being to replace his wife ’s electric sheep .
6There Will Be Blood (2007)
A loose adaptation of a book about the socialist son of an oil tycoon
The laurels - get ahead drama , There Will Be line , was loosely establish on Upton Sinclair ’s 1926 novel , " crude ! " Sinclair ’s story focuses on the son of a ego - made petroleum baron who , envision how unethical his Fatherhood ’s business is , becomes a socialist . There Will Be Bloodmaintains the basic premise of the novelbut change nearly everything else . The movie ’s main focus is the unsound relationship between Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday and the horrible things that descend from it . There is no discussion on socialist economy , which makes sentiency as only the beginning of the novel was used as inspiration .
