Methods of Adaptation: Is Bigger Always Better?
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It is also common for film adaptations to be made lighter by removing thematic depth and social commentary. For example, as a novel World War Z touches on issues from politics to religion to the environment. It critiques bureaucracy, isolationism, and corruption. This political awareness was largely dropped along with the brutal violence for the book's PG-13 movie adaptation. Instead, we get an admittedly fun zombie disaster movie, which is (unfortunately) a bit lighter thematically than its source material. Portraying the material in a way that is accessible to a wider audience is undeniably appealing to mainstream filmmakers, but when that portrayal simultaneously dulls the movie's message the endeavor can become counterproductive.
Darker is Deeper
