I entered a “Who Would Play Them in a Movie” contest for one my favorite authors, Bella Andre. Always on My Mind was coming out and she asked her readers who would play Lori Sullivan (aka Naughty)in the movie. After a quick ‘actresses that are dancers’ Google search I found my match….
Bella agreed with my choice and I won the contest! I have to say I was pretty darn proud of myself. I might or might not have gone a little fangirl. I mean who won’t??
I have seen many an argument over this topic on fan sites. People are very passionate about their favorite characters. Picking a real life image to go with the one in your head is not something everyone can agree on.
Prime example is the Fifty Shades series. Everyone who loves those books has an opinion. Actors names are always being thrown around, debates are had, video montages are made and posted on Youtube. When the movie finally came out a lot of people were disappointed.
I read Fifty Shades and although I didn’t LOVE the books I did have an my own personal opinion.
Till the day I die I stand by the fact that Christian is a Ginger and EVERYONE knows the hottest Ginger in the whole wide world is….
Anything less was not good enough.
Each author creates their characters in their own image. It could be a celebrity look-a-like or some just some random person they see on the street. Some authors are vague in description and leave it to the reader to create their own image.
To me that is the best part of reading, using my imagination! And although I imagine all the characters as movie star gorgeous, they are so much more than their looks. I fall in love with the characters character. It is their story that keeps me reading.
They say looks only get you so far in life, and I think that holds true in books as well. At the end of the story I don’t remember what the characters looks like; I remember the happy ending they created!
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