Stand by Me is not like that. This is a movie I enjoyed 15 years ago, and I enjoyed it the other night just as much. As an added bonus, a friend of mine at work loaned me the original Stephen King short story (”The Body”, in a collection called Different Seasons, a collection of 4 novellas that also includes “Rita Heyworth and the Shawshank Redemption” which also became a movie).
I am impressed with “The Body”, or should I say its transformation into the movie. It seems to me novellas are infinitely better suited than novels are to being adapted into screenplays. Many of the films’ lines of dialog, narration, and stage direction are taken word for word from the original text. If you haven’t seen the movie, or haven’t seen it in a while, I encourage you to have a look.
I also encourage you to think about the deer for a moment. Extra credit. 10 points.
