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If you've ever compared a film to a novel it's based on, you know the novel gets bludgeoned. It's inevitable, because different media have different strengths and needs, and when you make a movie, the movie's needs get served.

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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
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