Post 5: Adapting My Book

I have seen the movie adapted from my book P.S. I Love You, and I think it is fantastic. I really like the decisions the director made and mine will be similar.

I think it is very important to include one scene of Holly grieving. It sets the tone for the movie and it will allow viewers to know her life could only go up from where she is at. I know the way this is done in the movie is by showing Holly and her husband together before he dies and then Holly alone grieving. I, myself, would probably start with holly at his funeral then move on to show flashbacks of them together that are written in the book. One of the scenes that is a flashback I would find necessary to show is the scene of them fighting over the lamp and who has to turn it off. It plays a key part in how Holly learns to deal with Gerry's death. The letters. It is extremely important that all of the letters Holly recieves are shown in the movie, but mainly the first letter. I would show this for sure because this is how Holly as a character starts to evolve.

There are several things from the book that I would have to leave out. The other is overly descriptive with every letter. One thing I would cut out is the description of everly little minor detail of Holly's actions and thoughts. I would only keep the major subplot and plot descriptions. Another thing is I would cut out Denise. While she is one of Holly's best friends, she doesn't have an impact on the plot like Holly's best friend Sharon. So there is no need to really keep her in the story.