The Changes which occurred while Formatting the Book into a Movie, The Princess Bride

William Goldman made a number of changes in the development of The Princess Bride screenplay. The changes Goldman were not subtle, because when you transform a book into a movie there are major adaptations that must be made for a movie to be successful. The changes may affect the quality of the movie in comparison to the novel. This report is going explain the three most significant changes and how these affected our view and …

…would have made the movie more interesting and comical. These changes to the movie obviously weakened the quality of the film. Goldman wrote a book which was outstanding and exciting, but the movie was a different story. The movie , in some parts seemed dull because of changes which were not necessary to be made. Goldman should have thought about what his audience wanted to see, not what was easier for him to produce and direct.