Book 2 Project: Adapting The Book Thief

    If The Book Thief were to become an adaptation, I would make it into a film production. This would be the best choice because it doesn't seem to have enough cliff hangers to be made into a weekly TV show, and it has few parts that can be made into a song, if any at all. It would work best as a film. 

     Once it becomes a film, there are many things to keep in mind so that it can be a good film. One of those important decisions is to make sure to keep all of the details in the most action packed parts of the book. This is so that the important, action parts of the book are preserved and can be visualized by the audience easier. This will also make the film more exciting, and for people that haven't read the book yet, will make them want to read the book. 

     However, the less exciting parts of the book will need to be removed, especially if they do nothing to improve the plot line. Parts such as Liesel's life, day to day, or what her papa is doing each night. Those parts can be removed because not only are they boring, they give no advancement to the plot, causing it to drag and have irrelevant information.

     A few scenes that must be preserved are when Liesel first finds The Gravedigger's Handbook and when her brother dies. Also, the scenes where she is in her midnight class should be kept. Those are some of the most important scenes because they set up most of the events that follow, especially since they are towards the beginning of the book. Many other scenes should be kept as well, but these are some of the most important.

     One of the other major decisions that should be made are about the soundtrack. In certain parts of the book, such as Liesel's brother's death, or when she gets into a fight with Ludwig Schmeikl, the music should have a sadder, or darker tone. It wouldn't be appropriate to have happy, joyful music when someone dies or is injured. But other parts, such as when Max wakes up from his coma, the music should have a happier tone, showing the emotions of the characters.
     Those are some of the decisions that I would make if I were to adapt the book thief. It would have to be done correctly, otherwise no one would want to see it. Proper decisions lead to good movies, and The Book Thief would be a good movie.