Let's Go to the Movies: The Adaptation of Young Adult Novels into Popular Film

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  • November 17, 2023
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  • Kemp, Amy
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
Abstract
  • This study follows an examination of 26 film adaptations of Young Adult novels, conducted to determine a correlation between the amount of story changes occurring from the original book to the film and the measure of financial and critical success the film receives. Over the past fourteen years, the market for film adaptations of popular young adult novels has exploded. Fans are often disappointed, however, as the films frequently make numerous changes to the original story. Three main categories of change emerge: changes in characterization, changes in plot, and changes in content censorship. The success of these changes varies, depending on how they are used. Many changes are not motivated by story enhancement at all, but by personal, industry, or cinematic advantages. The study shows that there is no correlation between amount of changes and financial or critical success, though there is a link between book popularity and film revenue.
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  • Hughes-Hassell, Sandra
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  • Master of Science in Library Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2014
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  • 63
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  • c16e4fe9-76cb-4bc7-b580-2817b6f11e97
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  • April 15, 2014

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