The book was better" is lazy — here's a film that proved it wrong

Most adaptations deserve the snark, but what about the rare case where the director actually outwrote the author? I'm thinking of *Jaws*: Benchley's novel is a tangled mess of mob subplots and a dull affair, while Spielberg's lean shark hunt is pure tension. Or take *The Godfather* — Puzo's pulp is fun, but Coppola turned it into Shakespeare. Which acclaimed literary source got genuinely humbled by its own movie, and why? Share the film that made you say "forget the hardcover."

Feed · 21.08.2026

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