Adapting my Book

Some of the difficulties that I would have adapting my book No Country for Old Men into a movie are showing the fear that Chigurh creates in those around him. Also it would be hard to show how Moss feels about the subject at hand. All of the characters are perfect none of them need to be changed or altered. They are all very strong characters but there is so few it will not effect the story. Some scenes that I think are essential that are from the book are when Moss first finds the money, and there are shot up cars and dead bodies everywhere. The scene when Moss is making his sawed off shotgun to defend himself from the people that would come looking for the money. Then finally I would put in the scene when Chigurh crashes his car. That scene shows the reader that he can be hurt and hurt badly, he is not invincible. All the stuff he's been through and he gets injured in a car crash. Some parts that I would have to cut out of the movie are when the sheriff and this other cop are riding on horses to this burning car, they don't need it it would be ineffective. When the sheriff is talking about his wife. It doesn't effect the story at all, just helps us get to know the sheriff better. I feel like the film fits the movie very well, a great adaptation. They keep everything that is needed, they cut out the parts that were unimportant, and keep all of the main chunks of the story. My favorite scene from the book is also in the movie, the part when Moss has been shot and he pays a man with the bloody money that he has with him for his coat. They could take anything they wanted but they have enough moral to pay for their dues, they pay their debts. I loved the book, Cormac is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors. Thanks for introducing me to him!