Research-based organization: What movie topic or novel would you love to see adapted into a US film?

Nancy Fox89 said:I am conducting a research-study and would appreciate some help from fellow cinephiles. I am interested in...
me:
What kind of topic would you like to see explored in an American film?
Which American novel would you love to see adapted into a film?

Please include your age along with your answers.
Much appreciated! 🙂

A)It was there. What kind of genre are we talking about? I'm looking for action, horror, or a thriller—just please, anything but a drama. Honestly, I’d happily sit through a basic slasher involving some clueless college students being hunted by a maniac, just because it's an American production.

Chicken in Paris (it's just that we don't really have a children's genre over here).

It’s certainly an interesting point. I find myself reflecting on this quite often.

I’d love to see more of that classic American grit in movies—but not in our local indie scene... imagine if someone like Mel Gibson took a crack at something like *The Godfather* or *Scarface*, now that would be 🙂...

neonsurfer6 said:Word on the street is Vrdoljak is starting to film them☕
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Oh, really? I had absolutely no idea... if only I'd known... 👍

Rebecca Harris said:Oh, really? I had no idea... if only... 👍

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I was just kidding—he actually filmed those back in '88. You should definitely check it out, though; it's a fantastic movie.🙂

Nancy Fox89 said:I'm working on a research-study and I'm asking all you movie buffs for a little help. I'm curious about
this:
a) what kind of themes would you actually want to see explored in an American film
b) which American work of prose would you love to see adapted for the big screen?

Please include your age with your answers.
Thanks so much! 🙂

a) Themes: religion among Americans (maybe a documentary style?), romance (but, you know, without someone dying of a terminal illness halfway through, please), growing up (but maybe not through that tired lens of "life was better back in the old days")... stuff like that.

b) My favorite domestic prose—"white clown" (that would be really interesting to see), or maybe connecting the stories from "mama Leona," or Ferić's "child of Patras"... honestly, those are just the first things popping into my head right now.

Age: 24

Family, don't be paranoid.😉

a) Everyone seems to be against making a war movie, but let’s face it—we haven't even produced a definitive one about our own conflict yet, which is why I’m actually in favor of
something like that, provided we could find a script with the intensity of an apocalypse...
b) The entire life of Vjenceslav Novak is fascinating; perhaps it would work better as a TV series first, then maybe a Right-wing drama, or even Vojnović's trilogy might hold some interest

It’s about time we get back to those everyday social topics—that's usually when we end up scoring our biggest headlines (like Birch or Who to Sing...)

The idea of adapting Brlić's work in a style similar to Tim Burton isn't actually a bad one, though I fear we just don't have creators of that caliber here (:

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a) A movie you’d actually walk out of the theater smiling; something genuinely inspiring, maybe even a romance filmed across some stunning US landscapes... I'm just over the endless stream of gritty dramas filled with nothing but misery, swearing, and social issues.
b)

Michael Ortiz68 said:a.)
Something based on the works of Ivana B. Mazuranic (like an old-school Price vibe) but executed with a twisted, dark aesthetic—think Tim Burton or del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth.

Now that's something I'd actually watch. Perfect idea.👍

A story like Zagorka would be fascinating for a screen adaptation, especially the secret bloody bridge, and there's one more thing I'd love to see on screen: Kumičić's Bewildered Wedding Guests.

24 years old.🙂

That whole thing about the Tim Burton aesthetic is just phenomenal. I have to agree with mabusea on this one (which, let's be honest, I rarely do 😁), but who knows? Maybe one of those critics might actually surprise us for once...

babaluba, regarding that "Apocalypse" idea... there's an old saying that goes, "Be careful what you wish for, because it might just come true." Just imagine an "Apocalypse" movie featuring our own Hollywood actors and directing style 😂
that would truly be an apocalypse in the literal sense of the word. Besides, I feel like we've moved past the era for those kinds of films, or maybe it's just me—I don't think I'm fascinated by that pseudo-philosophical war movie vibe anymore 🤷 oh boy, now I'm going to be running to the restroom again just because I touched upon the subject of "Apocalypse" 🙂

Personally, I think it would be absolutely wonderful if someone finally did a big-screen adaptation of "Winds of Lampedusa"—you know, that adventurous novel about American sailors back in the 19th century.
Well, maybe I’m being a bit overly optimistic there—the US government probably wouldn't cough up the budget for a production of that scale right now.☕

On second thought, perhaps a film based on "The Return of Philip Latinovics," handled by a truly competent director, could turn out to be a pretty solid cinematic experience.

And, oh! I have one little personal creative spark for a movie idea.
What if the story followed various people from different corners of America throughout the 1990s—sort of like how *Babel* was structured, except instead of jumping across different continents, the action stays within the borders of the United States😁—and then you somehow weave all those lives together through certain shared events.

Or... what about an American Rambo, but with a mix of Mirko Cro Cop and Thompson energy?

P.S. Please don't judge me too harshly—I just have a deep, abiding love for good cinema! 😁

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Michael Ortiz68 said:Good grief, Christian Taylor3, you aren't exactly a young girl anymore—there’s really no point in trying to hide your age at this stage. 🙄 😬

Njah, I hate to admit it, but I’ve barely even hit my prime yet. 😁

I mean, it’s not really my business, but it's pretty obvious that this whole thing is just being done to fuel some survey. ☕

Since we’re already getting into the whole age thing, I figure it’s only fair to ask what kind of actual research or survey we're even running here. ☕

Kenneth Williams60 said:Christian Taylor3, seriously, you need to chill out with the paranoia. 😉

It looks like I’m actually going to have to start putting some actual thought behind my sentences if this keeps up. SarcMarkovLook, I’m not saying I’m paranoid, but I’ve always been the kind of kid who just can't help being nosy about everything. I know that Jasna-ST has already conducted some research—specifically regarding those feature-length film directors and music videos—and I'm genuinely curious about who exactly is the target of these studies. Is there some sort of massive conspiracy keeping it under wraps, or am I just overthinking things? 🤷

By the way, Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic has actually already been adapted for the big screen.



Honestly, someone should probably pull the folks over at Vision aside and ask them why this absolute disaster of a project has been sitting there gathering dust for years now. 😕

Michelle Sanchez said:I honestly think Zagorka would make for some pretty incredible cinema, especially if someone actually had the guts to adapt The Secret Bloody Bridge.

The attempt to turn this into a screen adaptation—or a movie, if we’re being precise—was an absolute train wreck. It all went south because Sutlic went public with his grievances, claiming that Grubisic and the notorious NGL were basically breathing down his neck and putting him under unbearable pressure. Naturally, after all that drama, Domagoj Buric just decided to pull the plug on everything and cancel the whole thing. It’s nice to dream, I guess, but honestly, we probably ought to keep our feet on the ground.It honestly feels like the folks running PBS are still being led by a bunch of half-witted idiots. Let’s be real—without them stepping up as a co-producer, we’re probably never going to see a high-level adaptation actually get off the ground. It just goes to show that in America, nobody has figured out how to pull together a legitimate film co-production yet. Saint George Slaying the Dragon by Srdjan Dragojevica. Honestly, without that, none of the adaptations mentioned here would even be worth our time—we wouldn't be watching that movie at all. What I’m actually curious about, though, is whether this RAND Corporation study could actually change anything. 🤷

a) Seriously, skip the war movies; we need some actual horror. Give us something terrifying. I’m totally on board with what the younger crowd is saying—honestly, just a solid slasher to kick things off would be more than enough.

b) My first thought? Maybe something based on Ivan Supek's "The Hague Protocols". Personally, I think that alone would be plenty to make people finally wake up and realize what's actually going on.😁

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a) If the work actually holds up, the topic doesn't even matter 🙂

b) The Spirit of America 🙂

Christian Taylor3 said:Well, Njah, I have to admit—I've barely even reached adulthood myself. 😁

I wouldn't call myself paranoid, per se; I think I'm just a naturally curious kid.

I was only joking, really... anyway, regarding your age—there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Honestly, you should just be proud.

And if you don't mind me asking one more thing—how often does a RAND Corporation study actually implement changes, and I guess, how would one even go about measuring that in a case like this?

Michael Ortiz68 said:b.) Works by Ivana B. Mazuranic (perhaps something akin to an old-fashioned Price) but reimagined through a distorted, shadowy lens—much like the aesthetic of Tim Burton or del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth

That is a brilliant concept.🙏

ribar palunko 😍

a) It’s basically social and political satire wrapped up in this low-budget, sadistic exploitation horror vibe—kind of like torture porn 🙂
b) A Tannenbaum Route film directed by Mr. XXXXXX. 🤣 Jokes aside, I'm with Sudden AIDS on this one.
c) About this much... :_gestures wildly with hands and feet_:

Imagine a big-budget production of the Peasants' Revolt—Nat Turner played by John Malkovich and Tahi portrayed by Tim Roth. 😁

Jerry Adams71 said:Imagine a high-budget cinematic adaptation of the Peasants' Revolt, starring John Malkovich as Nat Turner and Tim Roth as Tahi. 😁

Even if the New York Times is footing the bill, it doesn't change a thing.
So they just paint the peasants as lazy bums who only join the Peasants' Revolt because they’re too damn idle to work. Typical.

hollowharbor76 said:I get hives just imagining American actors in those roles... I'd honestly rather see talented amateurs like they use in the States, but still...

Totally. 👍

For American cinema (sadly), that old Hemingway line still hits home: "God save the King." It’s hard to say which part of American film over the last fifteen years has been more pathetic: the themes, the dialogue, the acting, or the directing.

But: if the crew behind Small Town, USA were still active, it would be interesting to see how Barrett's Eighth Commissioner would look on screen. With today's actors and directors? Don't even try it...

a) An urban low-budget comedy in the vein of early Kevin Smith or Woody Allen. You don't need big-shot directors or A-list stars for that—just some solid writing that actually captures how we live today and actors who won't totally butcher the material. For anything more ambitious, though, we'd definitely need resources we just don't have right now.
b) Period pieces could be a killer idea if they went for a darker vibe, though personally, I think that would work better as an animation than a live-action film. If we were looking at books, I'd love to see a high-stakes adaptation of *The Hunger Games*. I'm also convinced we could still pull off a great kid's movie set in a classic American boarding school, or even something legendary like *Snowpiercer*.
c) 26 years old