Perhaps this is why it didn't work on film

I loved Kerouac's books, but was disappointed by this film. To Salles' defense, I have no idea how to make it any better, other than to take the Heart Beat route and film a script based upon the lives of Kerouac and Cassidy.

What we may want to remember is a lesson I took from a smart professor years ago. High school kids hated reading Shakespeare, because Shakespeare wasn't written for people to read. It was written to be performed.

Using that same logic, I'll present that Kerouac's books were written to be read. They were not written to be made into a film.

Just an idea.




Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle. You've gotta tell them. SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!