14 movies that are better than the books that inspired them

the 14 best history films for inspiration

Hollywood has a recurrent habit of creating acclaimed book-inspired movies. And it is also known that many adaptations from the book to the screen change details to make the most spectacular version of the cinema,Something that lovers of reading do not usually like and in some cases not the same author of the literary work.

Fortunately the phrase "the book is better than the film" does not apply in all cases, and in Okcute we have compiled 15 films that greatly surpassed the version of the book... That's what the experts of the Seventh art say.

1.The skin I live

The skin I live

The director Pedro Almodóvar chose the novel Tarantula, by Thierry Jonquet, to bring to the screen the story that had years hovering in his head; The result was so amazing that many people would rather see the tape than read the book.

2. A monster comes to see me

A monster comes to see me

The author of the book also wrote the script for the tape, so the story remained faithful at all times. However, the visual technology used for the film and the performance of the actors reinforced every aspect of the book.

3. Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Based on Ernest Cline's Ready Player One book, the tape managed to break with the imagination of any reader by displaying unique graphics, creatures and special effects.

4. Seduction

 Seduction

The intention of Sofia Coppola, director of the Suicide Virgins, was to improve the adaptation of the homonymous novel that had been filmed in 1971. And he got it thanks to the performances of Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning.

5. No place for the weak

No place for the weak

Based on the novel by Corman McCarthy, it was directed by the Coen brothers and it was as amazing as the novel that inspired it, so much so that the film managed to get four Academy Awards.

6. The Fight Club

The Fight Club

It is an adaptation almost at the foot of the letter of the book that bears the same name. The euphoria and impact of the images are ideal, besides that the most handsome man in the world destroyed his beauty until being a disgusting Tyler Durden is the best thing that could happen to this adaptation.

7. Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Tina Fey transformed the self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes into an incredible parable about the social classes that exist in schools. The final message was more educational than any dull class of civic and ethical.

8. Jurassic Park 

 Jurassic Park 

This film by Stephen Spielberg is inspired by the book by Michael Crichton. The screenplay was a collaboration of the original writer and David Koepp, who helped develop the characters better. The dinosaurs were created with special effects using advanced technology at the time.

9. The Devil Wears fashion

 The Devil Wears fashion

Meryl Streep embodied a terrifying and inhumane boss who in the royal novel did not exist. Also, we see the fabulous dresses, shoes and parties that we imagine.

10. The English Patient

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje's novel is centered on the character of Nurse Hannah, with three chapters devoted to a fleeting love story of the mysterious burnt patient he cares for. The film bet on those chapters and gave us a passionate version of the book

11. Diary of a Passion

 Diary of a Passion

Nicholas Sparks ' book, the same name as the tape, was a success and became a bestseller when it was published in 1996. When Hollywood decided to adapt it with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams It also became a hit.

12. Slumdog Millonaire

Slumdog Millonaire

Adaptation of the novel Do you Want to be a Millionaire? The power of the mount and the brilliant postcards of India, filmed by Danny Boyle, conquered the entire world and the academy that awarded him eight Oscar awards.

13. Secret in the Mountain

13. Secret in the Mountain

In 64 pages, Annie Proulx captured the passion, fears and frustrations of a pair of cowboys who lived their secret love for 20 years. In 134 minutes, Ang Lee captured the spirit of the story in a moving movie.

14. Blade Runner

 Blade Runner

It was very difficult to adapt the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Phillip. K. Dick. But Ridley Scott achieved it with such a perfect image that he surpassed the imagination of any reader.

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