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Star Trek XI - Novelization versus movie
May. 13th, 2009 08:23 pmI always find comparision between original shooting scripts and the final product interesting, because it can give you a decent picture into the aims and priorities of the moviemakers. The tie-in novel is usually based on the early shooting script rather than the final product, so you can get an idea about dialogue changes and cut scenes.
But you have to remember that the internal dialogue of the characters is based on the author's conclusions of what the script means, so that can alter the characterization in some ways. Still, Alan Dean Foster is a pretty good writer, so I ponied up for the book. My verdict: Not bad, though it suffers for the dialogue changes.
I thought I'd offer a bit of a comparison for those who plan to fanfic, though. I subscribe to the "It's only canon if it's on screen" school of thought, but I tend to include the cut stuff I like. I like to have my cake and eat it, too.
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But you have to remember that the internal dialogue of the characters is based on the author's conclusions of what the script means, so that can alter the characterization in some ways. Still, Alan Dean Foster is a pretty good writer, so I ponied up for the book. My verdict: Not bad, though it suffers for the dialogue changes.
I thought I'd offer a bit of a comparison for those who plan to fanfic, though. I subscribe to the "It's only canon if it's on screen" school of thought, but I tend to include the cut stuff I like. I like to have my cake and eat it, too.
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