As a writer I feel myself in a moral dilema. It's not just a matter of words but of actions and situations. I have just finished a book adaptation, and while I had to change so much that I'm scared to meet the author one day, I also feel deep inside that I preserved the heart of his book. As an adaptor, your job is to preserve the spirit of the source material and tell the best story you can, using the tools of your profession, not someone else's. The worst thing that can happen is that you tell a great story and later on, after it's a monster hit, someone will come out of the woodwork and correct some facts.
Movies are an emotional experience.
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