since the early days of making movies, writers and directors have attempted to bring popular and classic novels to the big screen. That tradition continues today. The movie industry seems to believe that if the story made a great book, it should make a great movie as well. however, that rarely seems to be the case . more often than not, a great book turns out too be a mediocre movie in the opinion of most viewers. in their heads. then,when they see the studio's or the director's version of the story, it does not quite measure up to their expectation