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Originally Posted by neech
It looks like they are going to make the book The Wager into a movie, looking forward to seeing Killers of the Flower Moon into one. The latter is to come out in October this year. I would expect The Wager to be a couple years away perhaps longer.
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I've actually thought about it a fair bit. I'm
probably not in favor of making these 2 into movies.
Thing is these books are
TIGHT. There isn't a lot that can be removed from double digit hours worth of reading get all the relevant detail and plot points down to a 2 hour movie. In both cases.
Both stories. But most notably, Killers of the Flower Moon. In The Wager, the story needs to be treated with respect, and that means the requisite detail so it doesn't cheapen the story or the Herculean effort of involved parties. Killers of the Flower Moon is a different animal altogether. There is most definitely an antagonist and a victim(s). The breadth and depth of exploitation of these people is immeasurable. THAT is the point of the story. Not some neat little detective story. Now, that's not to say the victims were completely faultless or perfect angels, which adds to the complexity and intrigue of the story. But to leave out virtually any detail in the book is going to be all but unacceptable. I'm not one to beat oppression drum too hard, but this is a ****ing tough story. And it needs to be told properly.
All that being said, I'm not an artist. Filmmakers these days can do amazing things, but it's going to be difficult to overcome the level of detail required to adequately tell these stories.
Those books were tiiiiiight.