I have somewhat mixed feelings about the side stories. When I first read the comic I almost didn't want to read all of them because they seemed so long, boring, and irrelevant to the plot. As I continued however, they all seemed to make more and more sense and became relevant to the story.
That being said, I'll be upset if they try to put them in the movie as they are in the book. In a movie that would be jarring and people with less patience than me will give up. The only way I can think of to make it work would be to put the history stories first, and cut out the pirate one altogether.
People need to realize that the movie won't be a 100% adaptation of the comic book. As a poster said above me, film and graphic novels are two different mediums, and can't be perfectly translated. If the film tried to do exactly word for word what is in the comic book, it would be boring.
This actually happened with Nirvana. Their greatest hits (self titled "Nirvana") included the new track "You Know You're Right". I own every other Nirvana album and this track was not included with the box set.
Fortunately enough for music, it can be purchased individually with very little markup.
On a separate note, a kid I knew in high school just recently received a prison sentence for stabbing another man for stealing his cigarettes. The world is a funny place.
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I have somewhat mixed feelings about the side stories. When I first read the comic I almost didn't want to read all of them because they seemed so long, boring, and irrelevant to the plot. As I continued however, they all seemed to make more and more sense and became relevant to the story.
That being said, I'll be upset if they try to put them in the movie as they are in the book. In a movie that would be jarring and people with less patience than me will give up. The only way I can think of to make it work would be to put the history stories first, and cut out the pirate one altogether.
People need to realize that the movie won't be a 100% adaptation of the comic book. As a poster said above me, film and graphic novels are two different mediums, and can't be perfectly translated. If the film tried to do exactly word for word what is in the comic book, it would be boring.
This actually happened with Nirvana. Their greatest hits (self titled "Nirvana") included the new track "You Know You're Right". I own every other Nirvana album and this track was not included with the box set.
Fortunately enough for music, it can be purchased individually with very little markup.
On a separate note, a kid I knew in high school just recently received a prison sentence for stabbing another man for stealing his cigarettes. The world is a funny place.