tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post2167047727153652156..comments2023-08-24T06:08:41.201-05:00Comments on Scouring Monk: #788. The Top Ten Characters from America in the Past Hundred YearsTony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-1209807205323925762015-02-02T07:37:41.513-05:002015-02-02T07:37:41.513-05:00I know you don't but I disagree. I think ther...I know you don't but I disagree. I think there's something cool about a book that could only ever be a book. It's not an acting problem to me. Very little actually happens in Catcher. Much of the text is just Holden's internal monologue - hard to film. Also translating all of that beautiful language to mere images would diminish the story's power.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-17063830482787097962015-01-28T12:30:43.604-05:002015-01-28T12:30:43.604-05:00Except I don't ken to the idea of being litera...Except I don't ken to the idea of being literally untranslatable. The brilliant film version of <i>Tristram Shandy</i>, for example. The problem with Holden is finding an actor good enough to pull him off.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-47823881809272004202015-01-26T22:28:28.029-05:002015-01-26T22:28:28.029-05:00I love Catcher for the fact that it could never tr...I love Catcher for the fact that it could never translate to film - a triumph for the printed page.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-727553725087432442015-01-20T05:45:30.254-05:002015-01-20T05:45:30.254-05:00I wanted to keep it confined to characters who'...I wanted to keep it confined to characters who'd translated to other mediums. Holden has stubbornly remained untranslatable. It's conceivable that in time his place in the classroom could vanish. And with some books, once you leave the classroom, you're kind of gone forever...Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-61425262528179907352015-01-19T09:39:31.421-05:002015-01-19T09:39:31.421-05:00Interesting list. I love that you've included...Interesting list. I love that you've included Hawkeye Pierce - greatest character in the history of television, in my opinion.<br /><br />No books-only characters, I take it? Otherwise, Holden Caulfield would be at the top of my own list.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-73695863255835315512015-01-19T02:34:33.127-05:002015-01-19T02:34:33.127-05:00Indeed, David, indeed.Indeed, David, indeed.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-65130702750188684052015-01-19T02:14:47.514-05:002015-01-19T02:14:47.514-05:00I do like the list.
@ Pat it's because "H...I do like the list.<br />@ Pat it's because "HE'S BATMAN!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-26137449186732503642015-01-18T11:22:31.251-05:002015-01-18T11:22:31.251-05:00You have Batman but not Superman? You have Batman but not Superman? PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com