Classic Novels in Need of Film Adaptations

Although I scarcely discover a film adaptation that is at the minimum, moderately better than its novel heritage, I refuse to believe that my select few would prove similar results. Of course, literature better defines views and aspects by simply detailing prominent figures and objects. Some authors, however, fail to provide enough dramatic substance with deserving terminology. Cinema, on the other hand, may express dramatically involved situations with a combination of character portrayal and background music. Of course, the former depends on the reader's imagination. Regardless, let us begin.

If you are familiar with the film The Last of the Mohicans, you may also be acquainted with James Fenimore Cooper's prequel to the novel, The Deerslayer. Although The Deerslayer was written last in a series of five, it describes our lead character Hawkeye, later played by Daniel Day Lewis, as a young man on his first warpath. A Caucasian frontiersman who was raised among the Delaware Indians, known as Mohicans, initially tracks a kidnapped friend. Eventually, however, his fate is intertwined with other white natured characters who must outwit the villainous Huron tribesmen. I felt the score for The Last of the Mohicans produced an amazingly dramatic storytelling as the formerly known Deerslayer, now titled with a more suitable name, interacts among Indian and Caucasian blood to enact morality and enforce what is right.

As I have always been an avid fan of Westerns, fantasy and science fiction; the three genres are mixed delicately in the Stephen King Gunslinger series. Our main character and hero of the series is Roland Deschain, the last remaining "gunslinger" of a knightly order. We are initially introduced to our protagonist as he journeys across the desert in search of "the man in black." He consistently refers to "ka" as destiny, as eventually forms a "ka-tet" that encompasses the plots of each story. Many references are proclaimed throughout the novels; including other Stephen King stories, J.R. Tolkien, Clint Eastwood films, and many, many more. Although I have only concluded to collect four of the seven books, I insist on completing them all in the near future. Unfortunately, because of the metaphorical replications and imaginary virtues, these books may prove increasingly difficult to adapt into cinema. The first of the seven, may be easier than most. However, as the stories unfold, more fantasy is involved.

As I write this article, I apparently became void of further ideas, as I fail to brainstorm additional novels that I feel need film adaptations. For now, folks, I believe that is it. I would love to acknowledge the ideas of others, however. Please let me know if there is a novel that may be worthy of a film debut.