i be not one of those people that will walk out of a movie that be base on source material and automatically say and the book be good . i know good than to demote the value of a movie just because it wasn not a faithful adaptation . there be a lengthy process and lot of decision that go into make a movie that be sometimes out of the director or editor or cinematographer or producer control and certainly out of the original author control . therefore and it be unreasonable to expect a movie to be exactly the same and word for word and a a book or play or video game or disneyland ride and or whatever . a movie should be judge on it own standard and how it fit in society . moreover and a successful movie should be make because the material be relevant to the society which it belong and and if it be base on source material and it relevance need to be reexamine and enhance by the filmmaker . film like there will be blood follow this paradigm because while it be base on a novel write at the turn of the century and oil . and it feel relevant because of thing like the iraq war and energy concern that the film country of origin and the u and be and be experience . even king kong and base on the original film and benefit from use new technology and concern of animal right that people have . with that say and i just do not understand why they even bother to make this movie . besides the great performance and guaranteed oscar nod and shanley director or writer fee and royalty he will get and this movie seem to come from nowhere . it should have simply stay a a play . the movie ( which be essentially the same a the play ) say nothing new about the reprehensible sexual atrocity commit and in many case cover up by the catholic church here and abroad . it say nothing new or different than the original play . i can not help but compare this movie to another movie that come out at around the same time represent frost or nixon and which be also base on a play . frost or nixon and while about nixon regret and seem relevant because it seem to have come at a time when president bush be about to leave office . the regret that nixon have and a depict in the play or movie and about the war and his presidency could just a easily reflect on bush and his presidency . in that respect frost or nixon seem more relevant and actually benefit from a wider distribution via film because it get people talk and reflect about the political status quo in the country at the time . in contrast and doubt felt like it be yesterday news and do not seem to offer anything that the play do not offer . of course the movie be good and the performance be outstanding and and the screenplay adaptation be apt and but so what . why do not it just stay a a play . why and besides marketing and financial reason and make it into a movie . it give audience nothing new to discus about the awful subject .