Technically speaking, Baby Reindeer is not based on a book; instead, it was written as a one-person show by its creator, Richard Gadd, as an autobiographical account. Now, Netflix has successfully adapted it as a limited series based on true events for the silver screen. Still, considering it was a written record of what happened…
Category: Screen Adaptation
From Words To Views| Bridgerton (Season 3)
As someone who grew up watching saccharine, sweet romantic stories dished out by Bollywood year after year, and especially someone who grew up with the romantic comedies of the 1990s and early 2000s, the central plotline with many twists ‘and turns surrounding it in the Bridgerton world should not come as a surprise. But then…
From Words To Views| All Quite On The Western Front
The first scene itself sets a definite tone of the movie. There is death and destruction everywhere. Trenches are full of dismembered bodies floating in the murky waters and gloom is shrouding faster than the ever present mist mixed with the gunpowder smoke. But what gave my heart a cold numbing shock was the ‘recycling’…
From Words To Views| Monica, O My Darling
If you are looking for a thrilling ride with fast paced storyline and superb acting chops, then this is the film for you. Not only it’s has a madcap motley crew but it also hilariously dramatic in almost all the frames. Based on the Japanese novel called Burutasu No Shinzou (Eng: Heart of Brutus), first…
From Words To Views| The Lincoln Lawyer
Stylish and brilliant is the best way to describe this crisp looking series based on books by Michael Connelly. Based in California, this lawyer sure knows how to handle his business from a devilishly trendy car. The series begins with a down and out lawyer- Mickey Haller, who has been battling personal demons for over…
From Words To Views| Bridgerton (Season 2)
To be frank, I was a bit sceptical about watching this season of the famous series. The promos and trailers all look promising but what was really not motivating me enough to watch this latest season was too much familiar love story between the lead pairs or rather a love triangle. Actually similar storylines have…
From Words To Views: Anatomy of A Scandal
If you have started watching this series by looking at the cryptically interesting trailer then you are not the only one. The series is indeed stylishly crafted with actors and their surroundings pleasing to the eyes. Even the storyline seems to be on familiar territory of a man cheating his wife with his coworker from…
From Words To Views: Luckiest Girl Alive
Luckiest Girl Alive brings Ani’s story to the screen who happens to be a survivor of a gruesome school shooting and now works as an editor in a women’s magazine in the New York City. Her past has shadowed her present for far too long and now, she is trying to carve out a niche…
From Words To Views: Anxious People
Well, if you have read the book and then watching this Netflix adaptation (like me) then there are hardly any spoilers or shock value to the story. However, readers might get surprised by the topsy-turvy treatment given to the original story while transforming it to be a screenplay. Unlike the book where more or less…
From Words To Views: Maid
This is an interesting story of taking a big step and making big in the life. This inspirational tale portrays the true life story of a resilient woman who becomes maid due to the circumstances around her but rises beyond her station with exemplary will. It is the story of Alex who is living with…
From Words To Views: American Crime Story S3- Impeachment
Based on A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President by Jeffrey Toobin, this third season of the famous anthology series takes us to the late nineties during the time of Clinton administration. Rather than concentrating on the administration and governance, this season is all about the…
From Words To Views: The Perfect Mother
A French series with limited episodes which talks about the mother daughter relationship in current times. Shuttling between Paris and Berlin but the storyline mainly taking place in Paris, this crisp plot line challenges many misconceptions surrounding the perfect family. Although the focus is more on a mother’s role in establishing such a perfect family…
From Words To Views: The Baztán Trilogy
There are three movies which complete the aforementioned trilogy called The Invisible Guardian (El guardián invisible), The Legacy of The Bones ( Legado en los huesos) and Offering To The Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta). Coming from the penmanship of the acclaimed Spanish author Dolores Redondo, the first two movies are based on the eponymous…
From Words To Views: Pieces Of Her
Currently streaming on Netflix, Pieces of Her is a suspense thriller series based on the eponymous novel by Karin Slaughter. It has all the elements of thrilling storyline, murder mysteries and complex characters with the backdrop of dysfunctional family dynamics. The story begins with Andy who is living a listless and lonely life at her…