this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2025
73 points (89.2% liked)

movies

1174 readers
156 users here now

A community about movies and cinema.

Related communities:

Rules

  1. Be civil
  2. No discrimination or prejudice of any kind
  3. Do not spam
  4. Stay on topic
  5. These rules will evolve as this community grows

No posts or comments will be removed without an explanation from mods.

founded 4 months ago
MODERATORS
atomicpoet@piefed.social
BoozeOrWater@piefed.social
TheImpressiveX@piefed.social
73
Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On (www.theatlantic.com)
submitted 1 day ago by memfree@piefed.social to c/movies@piefed.social
83 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How is Lord of the rings not on this list?

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The Peter Jackson films weren't an attempt at a 1:1 recreation of what Tolkien was trying to do with his book trilogy. You could argue that the films are a better representation of the core story, but the books are iconic for a lot more than their core story and that makes this kind of direct comparison more challenging.