After: depois da adaptação

Abstract

This present study focuses on the analysis of the work After, both in its original version (Todd, 2013) and in its film adaptation (Prime Video, 2019). The book was written by Anna Todd in 2013 and later adapted after achieving great success on the publishing platform Wattpad. However, following the release of the film, numerous criticisms about the adaptation emerged. Based on these elements and the reception of the narratives, the general objective of the research was defined as a comparative analysis of the scenes and the characters from the original book and their transfer to the cinema, aiming to understand why the adaptation of a book that was so well-received is considered a failure by the reading audience. For this analysis, the qualitative methodology (Yin, 2016) was used, and the selected scenes were chosen based on an interview with the author on a website in which she mentioned the most popular scenes. As a theoretical framework, we used the adaptation theory formulated by Linda Hutcheon (2011) and the six questions proposed by the author, as well as concepts of narrative structure (Mckee, 2013; Field, 1995 [1982]; Zwier, 2012; Assis Brasil, 2019; Hutcheon, 2011). The data obtained generally reveal various flaws in the narrative structure of the adaptation, such as the omission of conflicts and scenes, and significant changes in the characters' personalities. According to the data collected, these changes, for the most part, leds to the film's unpopularity and criticism from fans of the original work on social media. However, there were also successful cases.