What is Movie adaptation?
[[File:Alice in wonderland 1951.jpg|thumb|Alice in Wonderland 1951 movie based on the book Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland]] Adapting a [[movie]] is the transfer of a certain work or story, either in part or in whole, to a motion picture. Common forms of movie adaptation are using a [[novel]] as the basis of a motion picture. Other works that are adapted to motion pictures are [[comic book]]s, [[play (theatre)|plays]], [[historical method|historical sources]] and other movies. Several plays from [[William Shakespeare]] have been adapted into movies. Those include ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Othello]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Examples of [[Hamlet on screen]] are the [[''Hamlet'' (1969 movie)|1969]], [[''Hamlet'' (1990 movie)|1990]] and [[''Hamlet'' (1996 movie)|1996]] movies. Examples for ''Romeo and Juliet'' being adapted under film include the [[''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936 movie)|1936]], [[''Romeo and Juliet'' (1968 movie)|1968]] and ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' (1996) movies.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Romeo and Juliet Movie Adaptations|publisher=Spark Notes|url=https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/movie-adaptations|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> Across [[United Kingdom|Britain]], where stage plays tend being more popular for entertainment than in the [[United States]], many movies start off as stage productions. Examples of British and British-American motion pictures based on successful British plays include ''[[Gaslight (1940 movie)|Gaslight]]'' (1940), ''[[Shirley Valentine (movie)|Shirley Valentine]]'' (1989) and ''[[The Madness of King George]]'' (1994). In similar, hit [[Broadway]] plays are often adapted under movies. Examples of Broadway plays adapted under movies are ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 movie)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1951), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' (1986), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (movie)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992) and ''[[Real Women Have Curves]]'' (2002). Movies are sometimes created from a [[television series]]. In some cases, the movie offers a longe