What adaptation(s) do you prefer over the source material, and why?

[Alben Barkley]

I’m not sure because I never read the originals (like most people), but I do know there are certain books that almost everybody knows the movie of but hardly anybody has read or even talks about the book. Forrest Gump and The Godfather are two prominent examples. I’m not sure if it’s because the movies are truly better or the books just never took off in popularity as much for whatever reason or both. But it’s the opposite of most things when people will insist the books are way better.