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My absolute favorite book of all time, Neal Stephenson is an international treasure.
by wedn3sday 7y ago
My absolute favorite book of all time, Neal Stephenson is an international treasure.
- stirfrykitty 7y agoDitto on favorite. The man has the knack and the knowledge to put out some fantastic stories. I've often wondered why no one has picked up Crytonomicon for a film. I think with the right directors and actors, the movie would be fantastic. I envision a full 3-hour film (it would almost have to be).
- komali2 7y agoNeal Stephenson says it's because his books are too long. Although, allegedly, Amazon is making Snow Crash into a miniseries, and again allegedly, Tom Howard is directing a Seveneves movie. Weird, that, because I didn't think Seveneves was "finished." All that just to set the stage for Elves, Dwarves, and Man, but no followup stories of Elves, Dwarves, and Man? Weird.
- stirfrykitty 7y agoSnow Crash would be the only other book that I could see as a film, although Reamde might do well, too.
- hprotagonist 7y agonah ;)
- Yetanfou 7y agoAnathem [1] is another book which could be turned into a script for a movie or series. It has a host of colourful characters, scenery varying from something resembling a medieval abbey to space ships, a fairly linear plot line and enough action to keep a modern audience from reaching for their mobile comfort devices. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem
- MrMember 7y agoI think Seveneves could work as a movie, and actually be good. I don't know how they'd handle the story "transition" though.
- JetSpiegel 7y agoPlease split it in two. There's enough plot to go around in the present, no need to contaminate with the future stuff. A single post-credits scene as a teaser for the second film is acceptable.