This really shows how great a writer Bradbury is. The film is very direct and effective. I read the short story years ago and after watching this short film decided to reread the story. I was glad and really surprised to discover how true this is to Bradbury's original story. I thought that was the case as soon as I saw it, but decided to double check with the short story since lately every film related project based on a novel or short story completely changes everything for no good reason. The acting is top notch here too. If every filmmaker that sets out to adapt a beloved piece of material would just follow these rules and stick close to the source material fans everywhere wouldn't be complaining all the time as they normally are. I don't get why would anyone want to adapt something and then completely ignore the original. A piece of wood is just as good as Bradbury's short story and it looks amazing too. This would've made a great episode of Ray Bradbury Theater.
Review of A Piece of Wood
