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Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On (www.theatlantic.com)
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We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book?

The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.

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I recall an authoritarian college professor in the book. When considered alongside Heinlein's other work, I suspect the text of the professor's lectures are meant to be examined critically.

Of course, Poe's Law says that someone will take any satire at face value. Or that I took as satire something not meant to be?

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