Cape Fear, Lost In Adaptation ~ Dominic Noble
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- A comparison of the 1962 film Cape Fear to the book it's based on: The Executioners by John Macdonald.
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Unfortunately, both versions are missing the critical scene in which the killer repeatedly steps on rakes for several minutes. The story just isn't complete without it.
221b not to mention a musical sequence at the end to buy time!
*THWACK* "Eeurhurhurhurhurhurhurrrr..."
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Ok, that sounds amazing.
Nor does it have the movie theater scene, where our killer gets annoyed and just leaves.
Damn, looks like I was beaten to the joke
Dom saying "He killed my dog!" in a Mickey Mouse voice immediately made me think of a John Wick parody starring Mickey Mouse out to avenge the death of Pluto. John Mick, if you will.
That would be the best disney movie ever
😂😂😂 I _need_ to see this! I'll settle for something like it, a la Robot Chicken or whatever, but oh man LMAO!
Alternatively muppet John Wick, but then the question is which would be the sole human character in the film
@@emmabyrne9274the dog
Actually the "barrel chest look" had to do with the fact that actor, Robert Mitchum often wore a girdle to slim his figure giving him that look under his clothes. So when he had to do a shirtless scene such as these he was forced to hold in his stomach to hide the fact he had a slight paunch. Vanity and Hollywood ideals at work here.
Faydreams Mystic sad but true
That's because earlier in his career he was famous for having a large chest and freakishly slim waist, something that was written about in magazine articles.
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“He killed MY dog!”
Fair enough.
John wick joined the conversation
@@Lumos89 I mean, that is pretty much the major reason the film makers went that route - it's one of those "unforgivables" in fiction, particularly cinema or television. Once you see some asshole do that, purposefully, and really showcase what the dog went through (and particularly in JW's case with how John woke up after the whole thing was over), the audience basically gives carte blanche to the person going after, and trying to take down the asshole. Almost any action becomes justified to the viewer/reader when the villain has done that.
“Oh.
Well then, go ahead.”
“Settle down John Wick” made me laugh loud enough to get my neighbors attention!
Same
Imagine someone threatening to sexually assault your child, shooting your other child, and poisoning your dog, and your just like "well, the law is important and shouldn't be broken."
Dom trying to do a child voice and ending up at Igor at the end is the best thing in the whole video
I can't watch this without thinking of Sideshow Bob.
1065chris Best Simpsons episode ever
Uuuuuuuughhhughhhhhh.... th-cam.com/video/2WZLJpMOxS4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you@@thrallgames ! I clicked and was not disappointed
"Nobody who speaks German could be evil..."
"Use a pen, Sideshow Bob."🤨
Kids haven't fully developed empathy or compassion yet, which combined with the lack of impulse control, is why all-powerful child(like) characters are always so concerning, you have to get them to listen to you with their brand of logic.
I think the biggest thing the first adaption suffers from is Gregory Peck. Not saying he's bad, but he was a big name and I suspect the filmmakers warped the film around him.
Interesting to see how far back this kind of thing was happening in adaptations.
@@Dominic-Noble Heck take a look at the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula.
I was thinking that was the reason Robert Mitchum got so much more screen time than the villain of the book. "We're paying to have Robert Mitchum in this movie! We're god damn gonna use him!"
He was a producer of the film. So not surprising.
sees review
Me: nice review!
Sees bloopers
Me: other people have smoke breaks, you have cat breaks.
"Well, this was unexpected." My god, that made me laugh.
The skit with the kid plotting Katie’s murder makes the book sound like it’s worth reading by itself. 😂🤣😂
"Settle down, John Wick!"
@@markchapman6800 I would have to side with the kid
Cady
I haven't read the book, but I think what's so terrifying to me about Mitchum's performance is just how cool and laid-back he is about it all. He's making everyone scared, and he's holding the cards.
yeah, he completely missed the subtle menace behind Mitchem's performance. Im guessing it went over his head. Mitchem is absolutely terrifying.
This book has so much sexual violence in it, Game of Thrones is telling it to calm down
Even still, Dom's "normalization" take is flatout head desk worthy.
@@bar-1studios yep did it so hard my head is now in the Andromeda galaxy
"OK, calm down, John Wick," is definitely one of my favorite lines.
This movie's remake did something very interesting, though, in having the villain be furious because the protagonist, still a lawyer, cheated during the trial to asure a guilty verdict.
We spend the story thinking it ia just a crazy psychopath being paranoid but... nope. The lawyer DID cheat because (and that is the VERY interesting and unfortunately still contrmporary part) the woman the criminal raped had an active sex life and the lawyer knew, with 100% certainty, that if that information came up, the rapist would walk free and the survivor would be condemned by society as the instigator of the crime.
That was... surprisingly... well...
......should I feel good about this? Cuz that sounds kinda awesome o.o’
Shame if this is still happening despite laws meant to prevent that; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_shield_law#United_States
@@whyjay9959 Oh, it is. A teenage girl's rapist walked free a few months ago off the "evidence" that she was wearing lacy underwear at the time so clearly "wanted it." Rape shield laws may as well be written on a napkin and thrown into a lake for all the good they do. Protagonist was absolutely right about that.
Having neither read or watched either version, that sounds like it goes against the original point the author was going for? If he wanted to show that even the staunchest champion of civilisation and the law will abandon his moral compass when forced into a corner, then it seems like allowing said champion of the law to have already proven himself more than willing to subvert the letter of the law (even if arguably to serve the spirit of it) would completely invalidate that message.
Not that I think it was a bad thing for Bowden to do, by any means (and if the filmmakers presented it in such a way as to shine a light on this very real and still very pervasive problem - rather than a simple plot device - then I commend them for that), but it does muddy the water when it comes to the themes of the story.
@@ViveMeorLeti While I honestly doubt that it was intentional, the remake does have some interesting commentary on the differing ways the law can be used with Bowden (who tries and sometimes fails to use the law as a shield to protect himself and others) and Cady (who successfully uses the law as a sword to attack his enemies with).
Don't you love when you make no idea what dom is talking about but you still watch it?
João Felipe B. Lopes 😏 yup
João Felipe B. Lopes happens to me a lot
I'll be honest, with the amount of times that cat seems to distract you during filming, it's impressive you keep such a level tone. Most people would sound at least a bit annoyed. Good on you for being a patient pet owner.
The "Do you whanna hear about Jesus" bit was awesome!!! Cuddles to you!
I can’t help but think of this: “When we break down, it all breaks down...You’re right, Carcer. I’m hurting and I’m still doing it by the book.”
Is that a One Stormy Night avatar I see there?
F A B R I C A T E D I E M P V N C :)
I thought Robert Mitchum being good looking and rather charming made him even more menacing, because it made him feel even more dangerous. It felt like he was hiding in plain sight.
I agree. And for the same reason, I hated the 1991 remake because DeNiro was too OTT and campy in his portrayal, covered in tattoos and drawling out his lines with that atrocious Southern accent.
I love the skits at the end-- especially the one about the apparent thug being a Christian proselytizer!
Horror movie mirror: Redrum
Dom's mirror: Ham
(I laughed way harder at that than I should have.)
I love when I've never heard of the book OR the film but I get to pretend I do after reviews.
Every time Dom plays dress-up making a funny sketch a fairy gets her wings * . *
"Fluff fluff fluff, fluffy fluff fluff"
- Dom, 2019
(I totally do this with my own kitties, btw.)
The remake is a more interestingfilm for me. Questioning if the law itself is morally right was a nice modernization of the concept. And sure enough, the law has changed since the film was released.
The law actually changes every couple of days and weeks. I went to law school and it changes so often that our textbooks become outdated during each semester.
Oh, yeah. That episode was really funny. One of my favorites.
Stalking laws make a remake virtually impossible.
I agree, though I thought it was weird that they changed Bowden’s profession from prosecutor to defense lawyer since prosecutor’s are much more used to having the law “on their side”
@@katie3603 I think pirates of the caribbean vase better at portraying the:"law is not an absolute, and you can get things done outside it"massage. Don't you agree? Even have good characters!
Also, really loving the blooper reel. That Hamilton song~
"Simmer down, John Wick." LMAO! That line made me laugh far too much. Great review, as always.
"could you not grandpa?" LOL
The best part about this channel is the wide variety of books you cover. It's easy to watch films of any genre, as that's like 2 hours of your time, but trudging through books that you have NO interest in is like torture. I'm amazed you can review so much.
Considering Gregory Peck, ever thought to do a Lost in Adaptation about To Kill A Mockingbird. Adored the book, of course more than the movie. To be honest the book is in my Top Five books ever.
As always, a wonderful analysis of book and film! Keep up the great work! Also? I absolutely love your bloopers at the end. They always make me giggle. :)
Based on what I can find there's nothing in the Hays code that says a hero can't kill the villain, just that the intention must be "handled with care" even when it was originally penned. So Bowden could have easily just shot him even when the code was at its strongest effect, but not be specific and gruesome about it, and it would have been fine. Just a guy falling over grabbing his where the shot should have been and losing his body as it falls in the water or something.
It's the Comics code that didn't allow the hero to kill.
Ah yes, the times when absolutely everybody was wearing suits no matter how hot it is. Also everybody wore hats. I can get behind the second one way more.
Hats keep the sun off your hair or keep your head warm depending on the fabric and design, so I can easily defend wearing hats, but not so much suits. Although a suit that is not polyester but wool or linen is actually fine in hot weather. My mother got married in a heat wave in a woolen suit. :)
Yes, much better when people wear tasteless infantile clothing.
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If it's 90 degrees, yea. I think it is.
The 40s were just kinda stylish like that.
After hearing how much they change from book to movie it now makes sense that during the screenplay building Hitchcock jumped out due to “disagreements”. They basically neutered the entire purpose of the movie all together.🤦🏾♀️
I wanna see the Dom do the Redwall books and its cartoon series
I'll have to check out the cartoon. The books could get kinda brutal so I'm curious how they would translate that into a children's tv show.
Yessss!
Those books were so good. I still have most of them. Might be missing a few. The author might not even be alive now. He did have a stroke or something 10-15 years ago.
Did anyone else read Redwall books while the rest of the class would read books a tenth the size?
MastemaJack I think Brian Jaques died around 2002.
Honestly, your content and creativity is amazing! You make me want to read so many books it will probably bankrupt me eventually..Love the bloopers at the end
Would love to see a lost in adaptation of tinker tailor soldier spy
Dogs of War would be another good one. Though it would most likely be a in name only adaptation
He should do goodfellas which is based on wise guys
and Smiley's People
LeCarre would be great. I'd also like to see some Ludlum, like the Osterman Weekend.
Same, I saw the movie when I was younger but really had a hard time understanding the plot points involving people outside the main character and his wife.
Even thugs love their cats.
Awesome! I've been waiting FOREVER to see how close the Simpsons episode stayed to the film!
I LOVE that episode!
-totally should have been The Simpsons episode picked for lost in adaptation' 😂
Or at least on the seen it read it survey 😂😂😂😂
Read the book: 0
Saw the film: 2Saw the remake: 5
Saw the Simpsons episode: 50
Exactly Elijah 👌
This is part of the reason I love your channel. I'd never heard of this book before, and I love texts which question the nature of things like Justice, Fate, etc (like, stories that insightfully challene the status quo). Being an English major, I seldom have time to read for fun, so it's almost like vicariously reading with you! :D
Super great analysis as always!
Oh my gosh! I LOVE the bloopers at the end of your videos! But these might be some of the best.
Dom I always love and await your wit and knowledge of books.
Those bloopers! Wonderful! Thanks, a lot!
Dom still can’t say “anonymous”... i guess Calluna wasn’t there to help this time.
(Another interesting episode, and I love the outtakes!)
I watched the re-make Cape Fear movie randomly on TV one night when I was in highschool...and man...the scene with Juliette Lewis and Robert DeNiro where he pretends to be her drama teacher was so disturbing and very confusing to me as a repressed teenager. I knew something going on was super wrong, but growing up int he Bible Belt, I wasn't quite sure why it seemed so sexual.
How could someone kill another human being?
He killed My Dog!
Oh, I get it
That book seems way out of my comfort zone, but I love how you describe the internal struggles and your sentiments towards its conclusion.
Me when I find out that I was not notified.
“Why wasn’t I notified about this”
Hilarious sketches!
Mickey Mouse is a valid child-impression and should be made the norm in all videos
My family owns both versions of the film on DVD and my dad and I watched them back to back. We were both really impressed by the original black and white version. While Scorsese’s version does have more iconic scenes, i thought the original was more well made
“He’s bigger and harrier”
Me: Game of thrones hates bald... wait this isn’t game of thrones
The bloopers have become a very welcome addition to these videos. I'm an especially big fan of the cat cameos.
Hi Dom I recently found your channel when I saw your review/comparison to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its two film adaptations.
I find your reviews well thought out and pretty darn hilarious, I’ve been checking out certain videos and they’re great.
Keep up the good work. 😊
Those bloopers at the end were the funniest thing I've seen this week. I really hope you keep doing that at the end of your videos!
A delightfully informative comparison as always - thank you Dominic! Thank you as well to the Beautiful Watchers for the fun commentary, especially all those jokes to fill many rake sized holes of the heart
I love the Hamilton and Micky Mouse parts in the bloopers!
Just want to thank you again for the trigger warning, I still watch these videos, but thank you for the mental prep! means a lot
Hey Dom!
Love your channel. Have you ever thought about making a Lost in Adaptation of _Howl's Moving Castle?_ :) It's so wildly different, yet both the original book by Diana Wynn Jones and the Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli are their own little works of art. In case you've never read anything by Jones, I think you might really like it. It's a children's book, sure, but it's really funny and endearingly wacky, her style reminds me a lot of Terry Pratchett.
Keep up the great work. Hope you have a wonderful day!
He has done this movie. It only available on pateron.
@@brendafrancy600 Ohh I see... Thanks for the info.
@@efoxkitsune9493 Unfortunately, it couldn't be kept publicly available, because Japanese copyright laws are far stricter than in most other nations. Essentially, fair use exemption isn't a thing there, so using clips from popular Anime is even more of a takedown risk than most other uses of copyrighted content, even if used in the right context to be considered fair use.
@@moviemaestro800 Wow, I didn't know that. Weird, considering just how many anime clips and analysis videos are here on youtube... Well, it's a shame..
@@efoxkitsune9493 Agreed! I love Diana Wynne Jones. The Howl Trilogy is available here on TH-cam in audiobook form.
Another review with a nice deeper motive in the book. I like hearing about these. Like the rambo book.
Wow. Didn’t even know this was a book.
Simpsons did it! Couldn’t resist on that one. This whole Hays Code business makes me think that people who say everyone is too sensitive these days look even worse.
And another film the Simpsons made hard to take seriously.
GriffinPilgrim but, man, it was a good episode!
They were parodying the 1991 version more than the 1962 version, but yeah.
I enjoy getting new book recommendations from this channel
The changes made adapting this book to film epitomise the problems I have with sixties era media and the hays code.
On the one hand, I like that we've come so far stories like this are no longer applicable to our society. But there really aren't any popular stories that capture the modern struggle between society and our roots, at least not in the same way. So it is a little bittersweet to look back at stuff like this.
I love that your skits make me laugh out loud, they really make my day. One of the many reasons you’re my number #1 favourite youtuber!
Between Cape Feare and The Night of the Hunter, Robert Mitchum had some fantastic villain roles.
Dude, Sideshow Bob was played by Celci Grammar.
All hail the algorithm.
i absolutely love love love what you do!!! thank you
MacDonald did another book that was made into a movie, this one was a bit of SciFi called "The Girl, The Gold Watch and Everything."
That is actually part of reason I often prefer books meant for youths more than adults because for some reason lots of adult audience books are really really dark and depressing :p Like I think its very much case of certain types and genres of books needing warnings much more than others...
Oh God... I hope Sideshow Bob was't planning to do "THAT" to Lisa.
psycologo121 I say he was more interested in Bart. So yikes either way.
I have only seen the 91 version, but it is awesome! One of my favorite psychological horror storys.
The growing desperation of a decent man who has once compromised himself and is now way out of his depth. The helplessness. The dumb schemes that do nothing, or makes his situation worse. And the smoldering menace just radiating out of De Niro.
It deserves its place on the shelf, right between Repulsion and Truman Show.
Maybe you don't want to read that the bloopers are my favorite part....But the bloopers are my favorite part. They are the reward for staying until the end. Like a surprise dessert.
I'm just waiting for him to eventually get to 'His Dark Materials'
Desmond Gentle Especially with that trilogy having basically every sort of adaption outside of musical, given the TV show is incoming...!
Ooh, that would be cool. I grew up on the first movie and I'm in the middle of The Amber Spyglass
A different Robert Mitchum film adaptation, The Night of the Hunter, also casts him as a sociopathic killer.
That moment when talking about how much rape is in fictional stories, and simultaneously being completely oblivious to how much MURDER there is in them. Then adding some nonsense about "normalization", which shows just how much one is completely unaware of aforementioned tunnel-vision.
I like the addition of bloopers
I love Cady in the book. He barely appears but the characters he terrifies reminds you of how dangerous and intelligent he is.
Love the vid Dom your definitely my favorite Channel keep up the hard work!
Hello my beautiful Dom, thanks for the video!
Dom singing Hamilton is what I need in life
“Simmer down, John Wick.” Lol.
If it were "normalized" it wouldn't be viable for usage to show how shocking or deranged the person committing the act is. The very fact that it can be used in this sense proves it is not "normalized".
I’ve become addicted to watching these videos, I want a “Jumper lost in adaptation”
The best version of Cape Feare was the Sideshow Bob episode in the Simpsons
But what about the part where Max is about to follow the leads and steps onto a rake? Is that book accurate?
Love the bloopers!!
What about the bit where he sings the entire score of the HMS Pinafore?
necromanzer52 or the part where he steps on a circle of rakes
"What Never?"
I was just thinking its been awhile and then this video posted!
What a story!
Great adaptation comparison video!
Thank you!
love every time you upload!
...wait...are you telling me...there is no mention of the multiple garden rackes that the creepy stalker keeps knocking into...in the entire book or the film...
I was so confused at the start, because I only knew of the '91 movie with Robert DeNiro (?). Excellent write up, Dominic. The bloopers and sketches are hilarious as usual.