I remember reading the purported "last chapter" of A Clockwork Orange in some rag, Rolling Stone I think, many years after I read the book. It was interesting, but my recollection (it's been twelve years) is that I felt it diluted the fundamental theme of the book (security versus freedom). I'll have to go back and ready it again.
The funny thing is, things seem the opposite now. Aren't American filmmakers (or at least filmmakers who get their funding in this country) usually pressured to change or tack on warm & fuzzy Hollywood endings onto otherwise hard and challenging films (Blade Runner, Brazil, countless others)? Sometimes the filmmaker refuses (Brazil), often not...
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On the other hand, I'm not sure the "weeds" would agree.
Or the gophers, squash bugs and tomato hornworms, for that matter.
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I think Eddie Izzard would be perfect for Zaphod. Who's with me?
I remember reading the purported "last chapter" of A Clockwork Orange in some rag, Rolling Stone I think, many years after I read the book. It was interesting, but my recollection (it's been twelve years) is that I felt it diluted the fundamental theme of the book (security versus freedom). I'll have to go back and ready it again.
The funny thing is, things seem the opposite now. Aren't American filmmakers (or at least filmmakers who get their funding in this country) usually pressured to change or tack on warm & fuzzy Hollywood endings onto otherwise hard and challenging films (Blade Runner, Brazil, countless others)? Sometimes the filmmaker refuses (Brazil), often not...