While the Real Writers Are on Strike
*November 9, 2007
Me: ...I wanna see Wristcutters too.
Ry: Bah! That looks depressing.
Me: No way! It looks awesome. Movies about the afterlife=awesome. Movies about purgatory=more awesome still.
Ry: You should write one.
Me: Ha, since I 1. Know so much about purgatory and 2. Write so well.
Ry: 1. No one knows anything about purgatory and 2. You do write well.
Me: That's why I keep you around.
You don't have to write it, it was written and so welll!!!
I don't know if you like reading as much as watching movies, however if you do: Wristcutters is a great example of adaptation of story to film. What a film and what a story!!
I have loved Edgar Keret from the moment he started writing stories and can recommend his collection of short stories "The Busdriver Who Wanted to Be God" (Toby Press $12.95)to anyone. The last story in this volume "Kneller's Happy Campers" is the story that Wristcutters was based upon. Enjoy!
- Posted by love_4books | November 11, 2007 4:02 AM