Oddaptations - The Taming of the Shrew → 10 Things I Hate About You
Oh, like you're surprised that I own the complete works of Bill Shakespeare. Some people like to complain about the inevitable changes that occur when a story is adapted from one medium to another. But let's be honest, sometimes, the less faithful an adaptation is, the more memorable it is. So, in this series I'll be taking a look at adaptations where creators took one look at the source material and said, "FUCK THAT NOISE!" to see how that worked out. Today's Oddaptation: The Taming of the Shrew (1590-ish?) by William Shakespeare into 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) directed by Gil Junger and written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith So, hear me out: what if someone remade one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays but set it (record scratch) at a high school (second record scratch) in the 90s? The Original: The Taming of the Shrew is one those plays that reminds us that even if he died more than 400 years ago, your fave is problematic...