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We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book?

The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.

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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imo also Edge of Tomorrow. All You Need Is Kill is good, but the alien is so goofy and the ending is kinda mid, and no real ending to the war. Edge of Tomorrow kinda fixed that. I also love how they handle the crew Cage first met and fight along instead of let them be fodder.

[–] IanTwenty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So underrated/underappreciated this film I think! Pacey, funny, smart with an existential threat and Tom Cruise playing humble. Emily Blunt is perfect and Bill Paxton has a great time.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, it's action packed and with great pacing, really show off the premise well.

There's an anime based on the manga coming soon too!

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is one of my favorite movies to catch people off guard with. Tom Cruise in a sci-fi blockbuster that actually turns out to have nuance and a brilliant time mechanic. Surface level, the box makes it look like schlock.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, the trailer and every promotional material really looks like a generic scifi stuff