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#401913
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Movie Adaptations
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TheBoost said:


One that I thought of was "Count of Monte Christo" and how SPOILER ALERT in the book it's not clear who the count is, or what characters know who he is or not. But in the movie, with actors and closeups of reactions it's harder to pull that off, so even though the most recent adaptation was marginally faithful to the book, in one fundamental way the narrative was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">completely </span>changed.

It may be because I read an abridged version, but I think this was pretty clear for the most part. I need to find myself an unabridged copy, I loved that book a lot.

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#401888
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Autism Thread
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Autism varies in its degrees, from incredibly severe to so light you wouldn't notice. When I was little, there was so much wrong with me they couldn't give a clear diagnosis - but they leaned towards Aspergers or something similar. My middle school was a place designed to work with said cases (ADD, ADHD, very mild autism etc) - so I changed to a certain extent. I had more problems with inabilities in reading social cues and facial expressions - and still do, to a certain extent. But certainly I didn't have it as bad as it can be. I talk like it's in the past, but it's something that doesn't really go away; it's something you have to work at.

Don't mind my uninformed rant.