Jun
25
2008
Ridley Scott Remaking Brave New World???
Come ON, he just ruined the Andromeda Strain. Now he’s on to yet another of my absolute favorite books of all time?? I’m starting to think this is personal.
Unlike the Andromeda Strain, Brave New World has never really been done well on film. It was made into a TV movie a few years back, but it didn’t quite work. Maybe it’s one of those books that will never work on camera? Like the Andromeda Strain, it isn’t exactly a story with lots of action.
The Stand (Steven King) was the same way, I think. No matter how good the film production was ever going to be - and it wasn’t bad - it would never hold up the way the book did. You just can’t “show” fear and psychological terror on a screen.
Brave New World. Coming soon to a theater near you.
Ugh.
