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    Just because it's your fave don't mean it ain't literature

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    • GashlycrumbG
      Gashlycrumb
      last edited by Gashlycrumb

      So, Sons of Anarchy is Hamlet, more or less, and so is The Lion King.

      Any others like this come to mind? Extra helpful if the ‘original’ classic is a play.

      "This is Liberty Hall; you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard!"
      – A. Bertram Chandler

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      • RozR
        Roz @Gashlycrumb
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        @Gashlycrumb Clueless is Emma! And there’s a fair number of modern twists on Shakespeare, like 10 Things I Hate About You and She’s the Man.

        she/her | playlist

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        • GashlycrumbG
          Gashlycrumb @Roz
          last edited by Gashlycrumb

          @Roz

          Thanks! I heard about 10 Things… being The Taming of the Shrew, but didn’t know about She’s the Man or Clueless.

          "This is Liberty Hall; you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard!"
          – A. Bertram Chandler

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          • RozR
            Roz
            last edited by

            A few more:

            • Oh Brother Where Art Thou is The Odyssey
            • Cruel Intentions is Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)
            • Roxanne is Cyrano de Bergerac
            • O is Othello
            • West Side Story is Romeo & Juliet
            • Bridget Jones’s Diary is Pride & Prejudice
            • RENT is La Boheme
            • Apocalypse Now is Heart of Darkness
            • Kurosawa’s Ran is King Lear

            she/her | playlist

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            • GashlycrumbG
              Gashlycrumb @Roz
              last edited by

              @Roz Ooh, excellent.

              Also ha. I once created trouble by joking around about how The Stand is Watership Down is The Oydessy. (The trouble being that someone repeated it and her thesis advisor said cool.)

              "This is Liberty Hall; you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard!"
              – A. Bertram Chandler

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              • M
                Muscle Car
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                This is a kickass thread.

                Got what you wanted, lost what you had.

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