Book to movie, 20: The Power
Every four weeks, I will be writing about a book that I think could make a great movie. The Power by Naomi Alderman asks a simple question: What would happen if girls and women across the world gained the ability to cause agonizing pain or even death by simple touch? In Alderman's world at least, it leads to reset: first by small steps, and then by a sudden show of ultimate power. Told from multiple points of view, The Power is a rich novel that could be a great movie. First things first though, I am aware that The Power was made into a TV show (which I believe you can still stream on Amazon). I am not against the show and, in all fairness, I have not watched it. But, I do believe that The Power could be told int he more succinct movie format. I think it may be better suited for the movie format because of the ending. While this will have to be vague in order to keep the ending a surprise for readers, how it plays out I would find more satisfying for a movi...
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