Tuesday: Adaptation

"Adaptation (rendered as Adaptation.) is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. The film is based on Susan Orlean's non-fiction book The Orchid Thief through self-referential events. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Charlie and Donald Kaufman, Meryl Streep as Susan, with Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film tells the story of Charlie Kaufman's difficult struggle to adapt The Orchid Thief into a film." Wikipedia

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[xfightcityx]

damn your teeth are whiter than your shirt and walls.

[xfightcityx]

i love adaptation. you're attractive, you're a water sign...am i right??

[ghostofkenny]

Charlie Kaufman is a genius and the most original screenwriter working in Hollywood today. The movie in the end hardly had anything to do with the book. I mean, it was about so much more than orchids. It was a great character study; it was the deconstruction of a formulaic screeplay; and a fascinating look into the creative process of a writer where the movie seemed to be developing as we were watching it. And of course that third act was briliant.

[bloodicecream]

I don't think this movie is really about the book at all.

Kaufman was originally told to adapt the book. However, he couldn't figure out how, which coincided with his hate for formulaic Hollywood bullshit. Therefore, the fact that it was about the "Orchid Thief" was really almost a coincidence.

I believe the film is more of a satire on screenwriting. It's not about orchids. In fact, the entire 3rd act is part of the movie within a movie. It's Donald's creation.

At least that's my opinion.

[pete275]

"imagine me and you" is a good movie

[pete275]

books are for squares, let's go to the movies!

[bSpiker85]

@MrIco

I'm truely glad that you agree :)

[jack2breeze]

all i can remember about this film is that i liked it.

[culwin]

Right now, I am obsessed with Dwarf Fortress.

[MojoLovesU]

Read the screenplay. It's equally awesome.