Book to Basics #8 The Men Who Would Be King by Nicole Laporte

Aah... Hollywood. Who wouldn't want to kiss your feet?

It felt queer to read about the big names behind Hollywood's big movies. More so, to read about these big names struggling. It's easy to just see Hollywood as a life of glitz and glamour--though it really is, Nicole Laporte's The Men Who Would Be King reveals how much of Hollywood is "screened out".

Despite the volume of the book's pages, surprisingly the book wasn't a tedious read. Despite accounting for real events that happened to real people--moguls as the cover describes, the book had such a down-to-earth feel. It told of a story of a life so far-fetch, a dream life if I may say, yet it was easy to relate to. I can only imagine the research that backed up the strong journalistic backbone which brought this book to life.

I recommend The Men Who Would Be King to readers who are also movie buffs. The book gives a detailed, almost movie-like account of how one of Hollywood's leading production houses came to be. The humanistic story-telling approach Laporte provided in her book gave Dreamworks movies color and a more meaningful behind-the-curtain look.

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-K-

This book might make you want to watch a dozen movies--some surely you've seen before. You can watch some through YouTube. Below is one of the Dreamworks movies the book discussed in full-detail, Saving Private Ryan.

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