I really can't see anything here. None of these are original novels. Are they? Okay: Frankenstein. But seriously corrupted. I bet you still think that the monster was called Frankenstein. Space Odyssey? Okay, a novel. But extremely adapted to allow Kubrick to make the film. And do you really think that Forrest Gump was a novel? Let alone thinking it was a great film? Is there anyone else in the room? Is there anybody here who thinks that The Great Escape (a great film) was also once a novel?