A book by definition is “a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers”, but aren’t they so much more than that? A book contains a story that can transport you to anywhere, whether it is on the other side of the globe or to a whole new universe! They contain adventures that we live vicariously through and characters that we become attached too. Books are a form of art and allow us to escape our reality; it’s the same with movies. The words on the pages come to life when books are adapted into films and being able to follow the journey from your shelf to the screen is always fun. Start marking your calendars or rush to your local bookstore because these are my top four books that are becoming movies, some of which are out soon!
1. If I Stay (Gayle Forman): Mia, a 17-year-old cellist (Chloë Grace Moretz) has a loving family, promising career ahead and a punk rocker boyfriend (Jamie Blackley). This changes in an instant when she gets into a tragic car wreck with her family and is rushed to the ICU. Mia has an out of body experience whilst in a coma, hovering between life and death. She is forced to choose between waking up as an orphan to a life more difficult than she had ever imagined or to let go and die. Find out if Mia will live for love in cinemas on August 28.
2. The Giver (Lois Lowry): In a utopian community where there is no conflict, sickness or racism and every person has a role to carry out, 16-year-old Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memories. He spends time with The Giver of Memories and begins to uncover the truth behind his perfect society. Jonas discovers how humanity was given up to create a stable society and the dark secrets that are hidden in his “utopian” world. With his new power of knowledge Jonas realizes that it is a matter of life and death for both himself and those he loves and forms a plan to escape the community to protect them all. This is a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before, to see if Jonas can pull it off check out The Giver on September 11.
3. The Maze Runner (James Dashner): The first in a trilogy, The Maze Runner is a post apocalyptic novel following Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) as he wakes up trapped inside a maze with a community of young men, which refer to themselves as “Gladers”. Each have no recollection of the outside world, with their memory wiped apart from their name. As soon as Thomas shows up he knows he is different and discovers that he must piece together the fragments of his past to uncover his purpose as the key to help them escape from the constantly changing maze. To find out the fate of the Gladers head to your local cinema on September 18.
4. Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern): A Romantic comedy that follows childhood best friends Rosie (Lily Collins) and Alex (Sam Claflin), who are seemingly destined for each other, when they are separated due to Alex moving from Dublin to America with his parents. When Rosie and Alex are finally able to reunite Rosie discovers that she has fallen pregnant and decides to stay in Ireland to raise her child. A story about love, fate and friendship, leaving a question of whether their friendship will be able to survive both time and distance and if we only get one shot at love. Love, Rosie hits cinemas on November 6.
Written by: Ailish Delaney
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