The imagination is in your mind, but not necesarily in that of the
author. Are you saying that you've never seen a film that is a greater
work of art than the book it was based on? Have you seen Blade Runner?

Well, I think Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is better written than the
movie BUT, Scott did achieve a unique cinematic vision that will be long
remembered. I've read early drafts of the script, and it was dumbed down quite
a bit, even taking the directors cut into account.
Now, Jaws the movie is clearly a better artistic achievment than the book. So
is Stand By Me.
Still, Donal's idea of comparing the film to the book is pretty sophmoric
stuff.

RB