> > This post reminded me of a time, a while ago, when I was thinking about movie adaptations that
> > didn't stick to the stories they were adapted from. At the time, it seemed to me[1] that the
> > best unfaithful movie adaptations -- the ones that weren't much like the book, but were great
> > movies in their own right -- have been the ones that *aren't* named after the book that
> > inspired them.
> >
> > _Blade Runner_ being an obvious example.

> > [1] I'm sure, now that I've said it, that someone will come up with a counterexample.
>
> Just to give you your wish, I'll do my best: Shawshank Redemption.

In my opinion, _The Shawshank Redemption_ doesn't qualify as an unfaithful adaptation, so I'm not sure how it proves anything.

Pa"great story, though"ul