Any hardcore Steven King fans out there who have seen this? I haven't seen the movie yet (and don't know if I will) but I notice on the Wikipedia entry that the stated intent was for the movie to be made more accurate to King's books. Bob on the other hand is saying it's pretty much identical to the De Palma version but not as good. This makes me wonder if perhaps it includes a lot more subtle allusions to the central multiversal mythology, "The Dark Tower" series, etc. Making the mother more sympathetic, or trying to, occurs to me as potentially being a part of this due to the role Gan (or God) plays in the overall body of work. Not to mention the argument that can be sort of made giving his MO that since a lot of the harassment has a religious base that the way things go down might themselves be a form of divine retaliation (Gan is pretty much good, but operates under some strict limits apparently, and has one heck of an old testament temper).
I'm wondering because if there is, it might be a sign that someone is considering doing "The Dark Tower" in some video format, and might want people to be able to look back at a lot of the movies and such and go "aha!" when they notice things. Sort of like how if your familiar with "The Dark Tower" you can make an educated guess about the car and events surrounding it in "Tales From a Buick 8", and similar things.
Also as odd as it is in Steven King's cosmology he and the real world where he's a writer and all of this are just stories are part of it (and necessary to guide Roland and hold the universal cycle together). Him casting himself in a much better defined role similar to what M. Night tried with "Lady Of The Water" (especially seeing as King is a far better creator). Something which also arguably justifies his minor "Hitchcock"-like appearances in movies and TV shows based on his own work.... I have to wonder, does he show up in the "Carrie" remake as a janitor or something?
