" It ’s almost nothing like the book , but it ’s amazing on its own . "
When people talk about movie adaptations, everyone wants to know if they stuck to the source material. But a faithful adaptation isn’t necessarily a good movie, and vice versa.
So, when Reddit useru/Landithyasked the wonderful people of r/movies,“What movies are “bad” adaptations of their source material, but good in their own right?”, I knew I had to round up some of the best responses.
1.Forrest Gump, based on the novelForrest Gumpby Winston Groom.
2.Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on the novelCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryby Roald Dahl.
3.Bladerunner,based on the novelDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?by Phillip K. Dick.
4.Jurassic Park,based on the novelJurassic Parkby Michael Crichton.
5.World War Z,based on the novelWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie Warby Max Brooks.
6.V for Vendetta,based on the limited-series comicV for Vendettaby Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare.
7.Watchmen,based on the comic book seriesWatchmenby writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colouristJohn Higgins.
8.The Count of Monte Cristo(2002),based onThe Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre Dumas.
9.Batman(1989), based on the DC character Batman, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.
10.Howl’s Moving Castle,based on the novelHowl’s Moving Castleby Dianna Wynne Jones.
11.Breakfast at Tiffany’s,based on the novellaBreakfast at Tiffany’sby Truman Capote.
12.Children of Men,based on the novelThe Children of Menby P.D. James.
13.Scott Pilgrim vs the World,based on the graphic novel seriesScott Pilgrimby Bryan Lee O’Malley.
14.How To Train Your Dragon,based on the book seriesHow To Train Your Dragonby Cressida Cowell.
15.Ella Enchanted,based on the novelElla Enchantedby Gail Carson Levine.
16.Frankenstein(1931), based on the novelFrankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheusby Mary Shelley.
17.Chocolat,based on the novelChocolatby Joanne Harris.
18.A Clockwork Orange, based on the novelA Clockwork Orangeby Anthony Burgess.
19.Coraline,based on the novelCoralineby Neil Gaiman.
Shoutout tou/Landithyand everyone in r/movies!
Note : submissions have been edited for length / clarity .
