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A few possible explanations: - PKD wrote tonnes of short stories. Four big volumes worth, I believe. Short stories are great for movies because they present a
by n4r9 4y ago
A few possible explanations:
- PKD wrote tonnes of short stories. Four big volumes worth, I believe. Short stories are great for movies because they present a central idea but give the director lots of freedom.
- His stories frequently involved several tropes that work well in movies: drugs, massive corporate entities, multiple realities, and the everyman hero.
- Other sci fi authors had a tendency to be preachy (Heinlein), or too progressive for the time (le Guin). PKD wrote in an unassuming and non-judgemental way. His characters might have had regressive opinions, but he never seemed to push what he thought was best for society.
- thorin 4y agoYes, I agree with the short story part, these are attractive to film makers and for instance I think all of the good Stephen King films are based on his short stories. I always though Man who fell to earth (Bowie) was an (unofficial?) version of Stranger in a strange land, I can't think of any other Heinlein films apart from Starship Troopers (which is a pretty short story and nothing like the book).
- n4r9 4y agoGoogle suggests there's been a few, just not as famous as the ones you mentioned: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brain_Eaters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brain_Eaters * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet_Masters_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet_Masters_(film) * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Moonbase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Moonbase * https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13757540/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13757540/
- thorin 4y agoI remember seeing an advert for door into summer, never heard of the others, thanks.
- jonjacky 4y agoThere is a recent (2021) Japanese movie of The Door Into Summer. Other than being set in Japan, it was pretty faithful to the book, as I remember it: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13757540/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13757540/