The book I am reading is Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. I think a character that would be hard to portray would be Pat. The mental part of him would be so hard to capture in the movie and you would have to have really good facial expressions.
The first that is essential to the movie would be when Pat and Tiffany meet. They met when Pat's high school friend, Ronnie and his wife Veronica, invited him to dinner. Veronica's sister was Tiffany and she was at the dinner. Pat learns that Tiffany's husband Tommy just passed away and she is depressed. This is a really important because it is the first time that Pat and Tiffany make a connection.
The second scene that I think is important is the dance recital. Pat and Tiffant have been practicing for a long time and they finally get to perform their dance to everyone. All of their friends and family come and this makes Pat really happy. They perfectly execute their performance and everyone claps for them. I think this is an important scene because it is one of the happies moments.
The third most important scene is when Pat finds out what happened with Nikki, why he was in the mental insititution, and when he went to go see Nikki. This is really important because it is like the conclusion. Pat finds out what happened in his past and that is what the entire book is about. He found out what happened with him and Nikki and that is important because Nikki is what kept him going. He also goes to see Nikki without talking to her and this brings him closure. This allows Pat to finally get over Nikki so it is really important.
Something I would cut out of the movie is the part when Pat works out. You can show it once or twice but you don't need to show it a lot. In the book it repeats over and over again and gets very boring. I don't that they need to show it that many times because it isn't as important as other scenes. Another scene I would cut out would be when Pat and Tiffany rehearse for the dance. The author writes the same thing over and over again. and I get very bored and end up skipping over it. In the movie they only have to show them practice like two times and then we will get the point.
The first that is essential to the movie would be when Pat and Tiffany meet. They met when Pat's high school friend, Ronnie and his wife Veronica, invited him to dinner. Veronica's sister was Tiffany and she was at the dinner. Pat learns that Tiffany's husband Tommy just passed away and she is depressed. This is a really important because it is the first time that Pat and Tiffany make a connection.
The second scene that I think is important is the dance recital. Pat and Tiffant have been practicing for a long time and they finally get to perform their dance to everyone. All of their friends and family come and this makes Pat really happy. They perfectly execute their performance and everyone claps for them. I think this is an important scene because it is one of the happies moments.
The third most important scene is when Pat finds out what happened with Nikki, why he was in the mental insititution, and when he went to go see Nikki. This is really important because it is like the conclusion. Pat finds out what happened in his past and that is what the entire book is about. He found out what happened with him and Nikki and that is important because Nikki is what kept him going. He also goes to see Nikki without talking to her and this brings him closure. This allows Pat to finally get over Nikki so it is really important.
Something I would cut out of the movie is the part when Pat works out. You can show it once or twice but you don't need to show it a lot. In the book it repeats over and over again and gets very boring. I don't that they need to show it that many times because it isn't as important as other scenes. Another scene I would cut out would be when Pat and Tiffany rehearse for the dance. The author writes the same thing over and over again. and I get very bored and end up skipping over it. In the movie they only have to show them practice like two times and then we will get the point.
I liked the movie.. I am going to look for the book nexttime im in a book store. Good post :)
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