Post 4: Adapting P.S I Love You

   For the book I read, P.S I Love You, I think I could adapt the film that has already been created. In the film they don't really give you a good and solid background of Holly and Jerry and I think that that is a crucial part within the book at the beginning really getting to know the two of them. If I were to adapt the movie and add in more detail about the two of them and their relationship in the beginning and not drag out the ending as much it would be an even better movie than it is. At points it can get boring so I would also try to liven those up. I think a t.v show of P.S I Love You could be really interesting too, I would have to change up the way they show that Jerry dies so it does come so sudden and unexpected for the viewer where it doesn't make sense but shocking enough that it keeps them intrigued.
      Scenes that are essential to keep in the movie or t.v show would definitely be when Holly and Jerry are out with her Mom and her family and he says how she isn't ready to have kids yet but he wants them and when they go back to their house and argue about it and his argument is how they don't have all the time in the world to live and have children together. Another essential scene would be when Jerry sends her and her friends to Ireland and to that concert of the guy that he knew and Holly thinks is really cute showing that he is trying to help her get over him.
      Cuts that I would make would be from the pointless scenes like Holly sitting alone in her house mourning about Jerry's death, they just put in a few too many, to keep the movie/show more interesting and less repetitive.
      There aren't very many other additional or changes that would need to be made. Overall I think that it is just important to keep the reader or viewer interested and wanting more at all times.
       Casting that I would use for the two main characters around the book would be Reece Witherspoon for Holly and Channing Tatum for Jerry. Holly is a very petite and overall little and I think Reece fits that spot and could definitely see her being right for the character of Holly. Jerry is a very muscular and big guy and so is Channing so I think he would give off the right characteristics of the character of Jerry.
      A good soundtrack for the movie or t.v show would be depressing, sad and heartbreaking music forsure. Songs like, a thousand years, John Mayer music, Sam Smith and more.