Movies are the worst. No, seriously, they're awful... at adapting stories from books, comics, graphic novels, and video games. I mean, sure, once in a while Hollywood does a decent adaptation. But, as an old and famous saying goes, even a hungry hippo finds a marble every once in a while.

Why is it so hard to make a movie out of a book? (Or a comic? Or a graphic novel? Or a video game? Or a board game? Or an orange?) We break it down so that you have to disagree with us.

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