The first most important decision to the book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella would have to be the adaptation. This book is already adapted into a really good and well thought out movie. From what I have read so far I can't really spot any differences between the book and movie. I hope there is little to none because the movie is really good. The second most important decision would have to the scenes that would be important to keep. The scene that would be the most important is Ray sitting on the veranda when the ghost announcer announces "If you build it, they will come" and then Ray gets the idea to build a baseball field. The third most important decision would be the casting choices. I think they role of Ray played by Kevin Costner benefits the movie because he seems like the perfect fit as an Iowan farmer. The fourth most important decision would have to be the soundtrack. For the most part almost any song could work for it, but the best ones are the ones that are already in the movie.The songs don't need to be changed. Last but not least the fifth most important decision would have to be the uniqueness of the book. the book has an interesting concept of a ghost coming back and playing baseball as a ghost on a random field in Iowa. For the most part this is kept the same between both adaptions.
