Secondly, the epic, intimate nature of the whole thing would be the biggest hurdle in making a great film. It works for the book, but it would be far too jerky for the film. In the book, it cuts back and forth between the story Biff is telling to the hotel room where a recently-resurrected Biff is trying to write it all down and escape a soap opera-obsessed angel. For one, the framing device might have to be scaled down considerably. The non-filmic elements of the novel are pretty obvious. Or it might just be a buddy comedy featuring Christ. So, in a way, it might be Indiana Jones meets Bing and Bob on The Road to…. There are bands of marauders in the desert, violent demons hidden in mountain castles, and the child sacrifice to the Goddess Kali in India. Spurred by revelations like that, the pair attempts to locate the three wise men that were present at Christ’s birth in order to learn from their wisdom, but it’s done with a very real sense of the danger of the time. It’s also a coming of age story that zig zags through important parts of the Bible (told from a different perspective of course), filling in the gaps with scenes of young love, questioning authority, and figuring out what it means when a lizard keeps coming back to life in your best friend’s hands. It also spans 30 years of time as we see a young Joshua Bar Joseph grow up to be Jesus Christ, and there’s a challenging balance of comedy and high drama at work that would ultimately translate to a smart flick that has the potential for slapstick and quick dialog.īecause deep down it’s a buddy comedy featuring Christ. Since it sweeps across the ancient Levant to Tibet and India and all the way back, it’s a perfect picture postcard waiting for a talented cinematographer to capture. The ultimate journey, the study of the ultimate character. PrintĮssentially, this book has two main, competing things going for it that would make it a brilliant movie: it’s an epic journey rooted in an intimate character study. They struggle through young love, travel through the wonders of the developing world, and wrap their minds around being the savior of all humanity. With a framing device of an angel bringing a lost apostle back to life wrapped firmly around it, “Lamb” tells the lost story of Jesus’ life from age 6 through the eyes of his idiot best friend and hetero life-mate Biff. “The angel was cleaning out his closets when the call came.” Synopsis This week, Print to Projector presents: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Hardest Read – tied for 1st place – Just Mercy and Ernie Dumasīook that made the biggest impact this year: 1st place – Just Mercy, 2nd place The Library Book and A Year of Wonders, 3rd place A Single Threadīook that you recommended the most: tied for 1st – Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk and This Tender Land.As the only literate Reject, it’s my duty to find the latest, the greatest and the untouched classics that would make great source material for film adaptations. In addition to discussing the book, we also did our annual academy awards of our past 12 books.īest Leading Actor/Actress (Character) – 1st Place - Mei Ling from The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, 2nd - Gracie Lee from the Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee and tied for 3rd Odie from This Tender Land, Anna Frith from A Year of Wonders, and Violet Speedwell from A Single Thread.īest Supporting Actor/Actress (Character) – 1st place Eve from This Tender Land, Elinor from A year of Wondersįavorite Book – 1st Place – The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, 2nd place The Library Book andĮasiest Read- 1st place – Where’d you go Bernadette, 2nd place – Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee and 3rd place – She made Devils on horseback (bacon wrapped dates), loaves and fishes (tuna salad on bread) and rice pudding (to understand the rice part you would need to read the book, but I don’t recommend it).
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