Video Essay: The Case for Book-to-Film Adaptations

LaughingSquid points us to this video from YouTube channel Signature Views that makes the case for book-to-film adaptations. People (myself included) have been known to grumble about a lack of originality in Hollywood, but there's an infinite supply of source material out there just waiting for the right spin on it, and this video shows how coming at something from a different angle can sometimes be the best way to adapt it for the big screen.

If the book is always better than the movie, why bother adapting a book? Consider some of these reasons.