When we're consuming entertainment stories it's likely that we're more susceptible to politically relevant messages—we're relaxing, having fun, our political "guard" is down.

Gaiman has actually told filmmakers to make changes from the source material so that the book and movie would be distinct experiences from each other. He's also written for all different kinds of media and knows the requirements and limitations of those different media forms better than most authors.

In the case of Burgess, I'd say there's also an element of not understanding what his own work was about. Whatever his intentions with A Clockwork Orange, the effect of the final chapter is that he just shrugs off psychopathic behavior like rape and murder as "boys will be boys." Which is far more horrific and…

Wasn't World War Z influenced by actual viral outbreaks and how they were handled by various governments and organizations? So here we would have life reflecting art reflecting life.

The hate for Ledger was entirely due to the fact that he hadn't yet shaken his pretty boy image. He was a great actor in everything he did, even in his earlier "pretty-boy" roles like A Knight's Tale and 10 Things I Hate About You (both of which are damn good movies.)

I had a conversation with someone who was disappointed in the casting of Will Ferrell because he's too big a name: they'd never be able to stop thinking about the fact that it was Will Ferrell. After I saw it, I ended up laughing my ass off over this complaint. Because of the big reveal, you absolutely need the…

I take it you hadn't seen Sunshine at the time? He was great in that, and I had full faith in him to be able to pull off the role of Cap.

Oh, that was just me assuming that since you said James Gunn wasn't on your radar, that you hadn't seen Slither. Carry on, then.

Watch Slither ASAP.

Don't forget the creepy lips. And the general over-designed look of both the Transformers and Turtles.

And to make things even more tasteless, his persistent denials of Perfect Blue's influence came right after Satoshi Kon's tragic death. I've enjoyed most of Aronofsky's movies, but seriously, fuck that guy.

Though the real answer here is to not pick one work to represent his career. He only directed four movies and one short TV show, and every single one was a masterpiece. There's no excuse for not watching his entire catalog.

And to make it even more tasteless, he was denying Perfect Blue's obvious influence right after Satoshi Kon's tragic death. I have enjoyed most of Aronofsky's movies, but seriously, fuck that guy.

Except that Black Swan is a vastly inferior film. Perfect Blue is a mind fuck of the highest caliber. You don't know whether she's really being stalked and her life is in danger, or whether she's going crazy, or whether reality itself is literally falling apart. Whereas with Black Swan, it's pretty obvious from the…

I think Cabin in the Woods actually works better as a live-action Scooby Doo movie than the actual live-action Scooby Doo movies.

Though not an official adaptation, Cabin in the Woods works surprisingly well as a live-action take on Scooby Doo.

The Speed Racer movie was phenomenal.

Honestly, Keanu is the least of the problems with a live-action Bebop attempt. I mean, how the hell do you translate Radical Edward into a live-action character? There are just some things cartoons can get away with that a live action film could not.

I think Chronicle already did the "Live Action Akira" thing as well as it could possibly be done.

I loved how Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex handled this, with the alternate Pazu. One of the Pazus gets killed, but the alternate is such a good copy that it's impossible to tell if it was the real one or not. But instead of stressing over it, they realize that even if the living Pazu isn't the original,…