Preface: this is a little bit of a vent from me, so if I just come across as whiny then downvote away.
How do you all watch adaptations of books you love that differ significantly from the source? How do you get yourself to watch them as media in their own right?
I’m asking because after so long waiting for Shardlake to come to TV it’s happened…and so much is different from the book it’s gutting. Characters have completely different appearances from the book (most minor issue is that no one is wearing a tonsure for some reason?), the set doesn’t remotely look like a monastery, and nearly all the religious motivations for the characters seem to have been written out entirely.
So yeah, how do you learn to cope with disappointing adaptations?
by BerkshireKnight
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I think of books as the actual thing. Like, the author is god and that god is relating the story verbatim.
I think of adaptions as people talking about the story, or relating a story they heard. Acting out the story, even (which is literally what they are doing anyway).
That way i can enjoy the retelling of the story in whatever format, while also know that i know the ‘real’ story cuz i read it.