When the Wrong people do the adaptation

[Wifetheif]

Jessica Rabbit Artist: Elizabeth Yan Here is an ida from the novel that Inspired "Who Framed Roger Rabit" The novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit" is a piece of crap mystery that is impossible to solve but it does havesome neat and genuinely interesting ideas that some of our authours could have field day with. Unlike the parody of a woman created by Disney the Jessica Rabbit of the novel was a character so beautifully and life-likely drawn that she appeared to be human. The Eddie Valiant of the novel has difficulty believing that she is a cartoon.She was "crossing the line" novel speak for cartoons "passing" for real. yes, the idiot author intended that to be taken in the same racial sense as humans! Also the Jessica of the novel appeared in comics with names like "Lewd, Crude, and in the Mood!" and other salacious X-rated porn that Disney would NEVER touch. In any event I thought the ideas behind the novel could be of use to folks. Where does reality truly begin? Can you love an illusion? Who decides who is human? Are dreams as good as reality? It would have been nice if the novel at least touched on some of theses issues instead it has a mystery where EVERY SINGLE CLUE IS A RED HERRING! I tossed the back against the wall in frustration when I finished it.The book is calling out for a proper adaptation (with an intelligent script, of course) using today's AI where, already, it is nearly impossible to tell the real pinup from the AI created pinup.

 

[CuttingEdge]

I have never read the original book, or saw the Disney Movie but I am not surprised by what was said above. Highly creative people who forge ahead into something previously unknown don't often get it right the first time, whether we are talking about Cubism in art, eroticism on Broadway, or literary works such as "Who Censored Roger Rabbitt". Like most things in life, it takes other creative people to really refine a concept into something truly polished. Samuel Richardson's first version of the romance novel is hardly the refined version that is expected of the genre today.

Why mystery novels are the most popular, I will defend the author somewhat and say that pulling off a good mystery novel is incredibly difficult. There are just so many aspects to it, formulating it into a 3 or 5 act structure, eliminating as many plot-holes as possible, and still making it a good reach with great setting, characterization, and intriguing plot-twists. Myself, I typically do Reverse-Mystery type novels, so think Colombo here where you know who murdered the person, just not why. Make it a Reverse-Locked-Door Mystery and the challenge is compounded, but also gratifying to pull off. Sometimes I don't, and can think of two novels where I did not get the clues quite right for the reader.

But I fully understand crap writing is crap writing, and there is a lot of it out there.

I applaud many writers on this site because I just cannot do fantasy-based stories, erotic or mainstream novels, something they do so well. My writing style mimics Literary Naturalism which I know is out of vogue, but is the polar opposite because in that plausibility and accuracy are requirements of the genre. But while fantasy is not for me, I do appreciate the added creativity that it takes to word-smith entire fictional worlds.

 

[Wifetheif]

The problem with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is that not only are all the clues red herrings it isn't really a mystery. It turns out that Roger had genie that granted all his wishes! That's how he got Jessica to marry him, that's how he got parts in movies, and that was why he had fame and wealth. Every clue was blind alley because the solution was WORSE than deus ex machina! I still want to hunt the author down and club him upside the head with a baseball bat and I read the novel over thirty years ago! My anger will never fade.

 

[jaF0]

Unlike the parody of a woman created by Disney the Jessica Rabbit of the novel was a character so beautifully and life-likely drawn that she appeared to be human. The Eddie Valiant of the novel has difficulty believing that she is a cartoon.She was "crossing the line" novel speak for cartoons "passing" for real.

In any event I thought the ideas behind the novel could be of use to folks. Where does reality truly begin? Can you love an illusion? Who decides who is human? Are dreams as good as reality?

Enter the film 'Cool World' (1992) with Kim Bassinger as Holli Would who appears both as a Doodle (toon) and a 'Noid (human) and Brad Pitt as her suitor, or maybe target.

 

[AchtungNight]

Just remember- as messed up a toon as Jessica Rabbit was, she wasn’t the worst one conceived. That honor goes to the man whose freeways we’re driving on today… unless there’s something worse than him out there I don’t know about. [gulps]