I just went through my entire favorite movie and show list and couldn’t find a single one. I can only find ones where the adaptation is great, because it limits its focus while still keeping the overall spirit of the original. Or ones that tell a very different story, but manage to do it well.
Dune, all quiet on the western front (1930s one), total recall, it’s a wonderful life, blade runner, I claudius.
Fargo?
Or what we do in the shadows
Haven’t seen what we do in the shadows, but fargo would be a tough call for me. Both the film and the show are wonderful.
Total recall (1990) was better than the book it was based on IMO.
It wasn’t even a book, more a sketch, a joke even. A lot (most?) of the adaptations of PKD’s writing are better than the original. And yet, the core concepts, about the nature of humanity and reality, break through and inspire some truly great work.
