re: Do you think it's possible to make a movie better than the book?

I try to avoid “impossible”, but unlikely. Especially if the book is a jewel. This moment, I can’t think of one improved in film. And I love movies—

Even as to the magnificent film Gone with the Wind: the book traveled more deeply into the culture, creating a story thick with gristle.

Must have to do with the means through which powerful writing engages our minds.

I think I agree with you, generally.

But some movies may be more “enjoyable” than reading the source material.

The Graduate book and real life story is a mess.

Thank god we have the classic movie. I don't know if the origins are Onion satire?

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Author of the Graduate, Webb married Eve Rudd in 1962; they divorced in 1981 in protest at the institution of marriage, but remained a couple.

They remarried in 2001 because of immigration rules, and remained together until her death in 2019. Eve shaved her head and called herself "Fred" in solidarity with a Californian support group called Fred, for men who have low self-esteem.

The couple had two sons, John and David; the latter is now a performance artist who once cooked and ate a copy of The Graduate with cranberry sauce, reportedly to his father's delight.

The Webbs removed their children from school so that they could tutor them at home. This was illegal in California at the time, and to evade the authorities they fled the state; at one point they managed a nudist camp in New Jersey.

They gave away four houses in succession lived on the breadline, taking menial jobs as cleaners, cooks and fruit-pickers, working at K-Mart and living in a shack.

they emigrated to Britain - 'We've got the distance to express the anti-Americanism we've always felt,'

- and set up home in a sparsely furnished flat above a pet shop in Newhaven near Brighton, later moving to Hove.

They have continued to produce novels, written by Webb and illustrated by his 'ex-wife'.

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The Godfather

Field of Dreams is a way better movie than the book it’s based off of. The book honestly sounds dumb, but the movie brought it to life in a charming way

Requiem for a Dream
Fight Club
Arrival

Jaws and Fight Club, and in my opinion, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

The Natural

Harry Potter movies