When Jodi Picoult’s ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ got its long-awaited movie adaptation, fans were thrilled to see the book being made into the Cameron Diaz movie. However, there was one person who was slightly unhappy with the adaptation and claims to have hated it- Jodi Picoult herself.
The author is opening up about her feelings for the screen version of her book and how it affected how she sees future projects of her books being turned into films.
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Why Jodi Picoult Hates ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ Movie
Jodi Picoult has been one of the industry’s biggest and most influential authors for the longest time. The author of ‘My Sister’s Keeper‘, is all set to release her upcoming book ‘By Any Other Name‘, which will hit stores on August 20. The book narrates the story of Emilia Bassano, a real-life woman who some historians speculate may have been the inspiration behind Shakespeare’s plays, and Melina Green, a contemporary playwright who is a fictional character who comes to light when her play is entered into a festival under the name of her Black male roommate.
The author talked about how she drew inspiration for Melina’s contemporary plot from her own experiences of adapting her books into films. She also mentioned how she relates to the kind of criticism her character Melina gets in the film and how she has also received that straight to her face. Picoult vehemently opposed the ending change in the movie, but the makers were adamant and didn’t pay her any heed.
“It kind of goes back to when I had a really terrible experience turning My Sister’s Keeper into a film,” she told People. “It took me a long time to kind of wrap my head around the fact that they didn’t ruin my book. My book is still there. And anyone who reads my book is still getting the story that I intended.”
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What Is ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ About?
The book and film revolve around the Fitzgerald family and the relationship between their daughters Kate and Anna. Kate, the older sister suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia, a rare form of cancer, and so the parents conceive Anna through preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to use her for Kate’s bone marrow transplant.
Though it goes on at first, Anna later starts questioning the whole process and then takes legal help to protect herself by suing her parents. The film is a heartfelt and emotional ride and critically acclaimed by many.
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