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Whalefall Writer Explains Book Movie Difference
Daniel Kraus reveals the biggest difference between his book and the movie Whalefall.
In brief
Daniel Kraus reveals the biggest difference between his book and the movie Whalefall. Daniel Kraus dropped many flashbacks from his book to fit the movie Whalefall, keeping the most meaningful scenes. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
Book Structure
The book features a unique structure with chapters alternating between Jay Gardiner escaping a whale and his past with his late father.
Adaptation Challenge
Daniel Kraus and director Brian Duffield faced the task of fitting the book's many flashbacks into a film format.
Flashback Tradeoff
Kraus dropped smaller flashbacks to keep the most meaningful scenes for the movie version.
Kraus' Reasoning
The most meaningful scenes were flashbacks, but the book had too many to fit into a film.
Kraus' Quote
The most meaningful scenes to me were the flashback scenes, and there's so many and some of them were many pages long.
“The most meaningful scenes to me were the flashback scenes, and there's so many and some of them were many pages long”
Kraus' Final Thought
Kraus chose to keep five or six flashbacks instead of fifty to create a film he's pleased with.
The key point
Daniel Kraus dropped many flashbacks from his book to fit the movie Whalefall, keeping the most meaningful scenes.
