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Stanley Kubrick and the art of adaptation: three novels, three films

1997; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 34; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.34-6182

1943-5975

G. Douglas Jenkins,

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

Paring a novel into a two-hour film is an arduous task for even the best screenwriters and directors. Often the resulting movies are far removed from the novel, sometimes to the point of being unrecognizable. Stanley Kubrick's adaptations have consistently been among the best Hollywood has to offer. Kubrick's film adaptations of three novels - Lolita, Shining and Full Metal Jacket - are analyzed in this work. The primary focus is on the alterations in the characters and narrative structure, with additional attention to style, scope, pace, mood and meaning. Kubrick's adaptations simplify, impose a new visuality, reduce violence, and render the moral slant more conventional.