People love to argue about whether the motion picture adaptation of a book is better or worse than the original literary source material, but in the end this subjective argument is a matter of perspective.

If you can't manage to read an entire book or "don't have the time" then the movie adaptation will always be better to you, and most people who read the book before they see the movie prefer the book version out of principle.

But even more subjective is the argument over which movie adaptations are the best of all time, and while you may not agree with all the selections on CineFix's list of the Top 5 Adaptations Of All Time this video will give you lots of material for discussion!

Here's the list:

Novel- Apocalypse Now, adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness

Non-Fiction- Adaptation, adaptation of Susan Orleans' The Orchid Thief

Play- Throne Of Blood, adaptation of Shakespeare's MacBeth

Graphic Novel- Oldboy, adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga Old Boy

Misc.- O Brother Where Art Thou, adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey

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There have been many arguments about what that trippy green code in The Matrix actually means, and any debater who has the least bit of experience with coding acts as if they're working on cracking the code.

But these strings of code are jumbles of Japanese hiragana, katakana and kanji, so they never seemed like proper computer code to me, and it turns out any wanna-be hacker who said they were code was fishing in the wrong data stream.

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In a recent interview with CNet production designer Simon Whiteley blew the lid off The Matrix's longest running mystery by revealing those strings of code are nothing but sushi recipes he found in his Japanese wife's cookbooks:

"I like to tell everybody that The Matrix's code is made out of Japanese sushi recipes," Whiteley, who's also lent his design talents to Babe (1995) and The Lego Movie (2014), told the publication. "Without that code, there is no Matrix."

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Disney animators literally wrote the book on creating incredibly lifelike animation and characters that come to life on the screen, it's called The Illusion Of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

And in the beginning Disney artists and animators came up with all kinds of clever yet time-consuming ways to make their animation look better than any of the stuff the other studios were putting out, setting the bar high for this relatively new artform.

But hard times hit Disney's feature animation division in the late-60s, and budget cuts forced the animators to find new ways to keep a cohesive look yet cut down on the cost of the animation process.

So they decided to recycle old sequences with similar characters in similar situations to make something old new again in half the time and for far less money, the same reason they introduced 3D backgrounds in films like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.

Now Disney animator Wolfgang Reitherman claims they didn't start recycling clips to save time or money but because they "wanted to stick to what they knew would do well", but I'm sure it didn't hurt that they were saving money as well.

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Archie and the Riverdale gang are so sappy sweet, and their adventures are so tame, that their comics are suitable for all ages, which is a strong selling point for Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang too.

But these days even G-rated franchises like Archie and Peanuts have received gritty R-rated reboots, so it was only a matter of time before these two super vanilla franchises became mashed up in a parody video.

Thankfully, Jimmy Fallon did a pretty great job of showing what Peanuts would look like as a Riverdale-style crime drama, and he even found a way to work in the Peanuts dance!

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So many album cover photos have been shot in New York City that you could spend days touring around the city trying to match all the photos up with the original location, or you could check out these photos by Bob Egan and save some time.

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Bob has spent years tracking down the spots in NYC where bands like Ramones, Simon & Garfunkel, Herman's Hermits and Steely Dan shot their cover photo, and he posts all his finds, including maps and detailed notes, on his website PopSpots.

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Bob is a real estate agent who takes his hobby very seriously, so in addition to all that info he shares on PopShots he takes the time to perfectly match up the superimposed album cover up with a photo of the original location.

That way you can really see what photographers like David Gahr, Raeanne Rubinstein and Bill Silano saw in the location they chose for those iconic covers.

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See Famous Album Covers Brought Onto Their Original New York City Locations Where They Were Shot here

It's tough for screenwriters to write dozens of episodes a year without dropping the ball on a few of them, and these unexpectedly bad episodes become the few fumbles the fans ignore and snarky bloggers never let them forget.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is one of my all time favorite TV shows, but the way they phoned it in with the clip show that took place inside Riker's mind makes me angrier than a Klingon who just ran out of bloodwine.

And speaking of heavy-browed brutes- what the hell were the Buffy the Vampire Slayer writers thinking when they wrote that episode about Buffy turning into a cavewoman because of something in her drink?

As bad as those two episodes were there's an episode of King Of The Hill that's far worse- because it's so annoying and cringe-worthy it's virtually unwatchable.

In the episode Hank is bullied by a little boy, which makes no gaht dang sense, and his singsongy taunt really gets under your skin, even more than his pathetic parents who I'd want to slap if they were real people.

See 25 Disastrous Episodes In Non-Disastrous Shows at Cracked

Chalkboard art has an interesting textural quality that makes it look quite different than other mediums, and while other mediums are prized for being colorfast and long lasting a chalk drawing can be erased in an instant.

This ephemeral beauty is part of what makes chalk drawings so special, and no matter how much time an artist puts in to creating their chalk drawing they know the board will be wiped clean in the end, their masterpiece strictly temporary.

A group of high school students from the Heep Yunn School in Hong Kong who call their art group Illusdreamer spend hours creating these massive and amazing chalk art tableaus knowing they'll be wiped away whenever their teacher needs to use the board again. 

However, Illusdreamer shares their awesome chalk artwork on Instagram so they'll live forever, and they also share some process videos on the Illusdreamer YouTube channel so they'll always remember the good times they had creating each piece.

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Dogs generally have a happy-go-lucky attitude about life, and pet owners often find themselves inspired and gladdened by their dog's never-ending supply of pep.

This indomitable canine spirit is what makes people happy to meet a new dog, but when people meet Coco the Jolly Dog his nihilistic attitude makes them question the point of their existence.

Coco was created by Norwegian animator Ozan Drøsdal, who uses Coco as a way to purge the negativity from his life, and couldn't we all use a dark and moody friend like Coco?

See 17 Hilariously Pessimistic Comics About Coco The Jolly Dog here

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Gamers who are totally addicted to the virtual life are a dedicated bunch, with unlimited time to play and an unwavering attention span that allows them to keep on gamin' no matter what's going on around them.

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From their kid's birthday parties to house fires to orgies, nothing can distract a diehard gamer from staying on point and climbing to the top of the leaderboard, because as long as they're in the same room they're technically "present", right?

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There's an easy way to tell if someone is obsessed with gaming when you visit their home- just ask to use the restroom and see if they have a game console set up in there!

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See 15 Gamers Who Clearly Know What's Important here

There are far fewer Louis Vuitton collectors on the planet than there are Star Wars fans, so when it comes to putting old Louie Vee to work artist and craftsman Gabriel Dishaw decided the bags had to die so that geeky art may live.

So Gabriel expertly deconstructed a bunch of Louis Vuitton bags, turning them into amazing sculptures of helmets and AT-ATs and droids that look like a million bucks.

Gabriel is known for his ability to turn a pile of scrap into a stunning, and typically Star Wars themed, work of art, but his new foray into fashion sculptures may forever change the way people think about luggage.

See more from I Upcycle Old Louis Vuitton Bags Into Star Wars Sculptures at Bored Panda

The second movie in the third Star Wars trilogy is in theaters now, and the reactions from fans is split between those who love The Last Jedi and those who hate it. The middle movie of a trilogy is a unique position, in that it is free of the exposition of the first film, must provide a bridge to the third installment, and will inevitably be compared critically to the first film no matter what. The comparisons are even more brutal for episode XIII with seven movies coming before. But The Last Jedi has been compared most often to The Empire Strikes Back, which is episode five, the second Star Wars film produced, and the middle of the original trilogy. Now considered by many to be the best movie of the series, when Empire hit theaters in 1980 some fans were not at all happy with it. Starlog magazine printed fan reactions when The Empire Strikes Back was new. As ever, they were quite nitpicky, and are funny in retrospect.

Robert L. Beedy-Scarola:

Is Luke related to Vader? Most think so now that Vader came right out and said it. Well, I say, do you believe everything you hear? Vader may have lied just to enlist Luke to his side. Vader would then dispose of Luke once he got what he wanted.

Jeannette Vogelpohl:

Somebody should tell Harrison Ford that when a woman tells a man, “I love you,” “I know” is not an acceptable response. That scene was not funny, it was infuriating.

Of course, some fans loved the movie. Starlog itself offered a criticism of The Empire Strikes Back. Read more of the fan reactions to Empire and a comparison with what is being said about The Last Jedi (with spoilers) at A Critical Hit.

Puzzle boxes are a cool way to securely stash stuff, and they're fun to try and figure out since no two are alike, but a box has only a few functions while a table has many.

Which is why this Harry Potter-themed puzzle coffee table created by David Lundell is so magical- it can just sit there holding up your drinks and serving one of its function as a flat surface whenever Muggles are around.

But then a puzzle wizard can grab the accompanying wand and make the table come to life, revealing its many hidden compartments and fun added features, plus it looks like it would fit right in at Hogwarts!

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Star Trek fans are typically calm, collected and logical, like a Vulcan vacationing on Delta Vega, while Star Wars fans are far more fiery and passionate, like a Wookiee after their last bowl of Wasaka-berry pudding was stolen by an Ewok.

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And ever since Episode VIII: The Last Jedi came out the fans have either been cheering or jeering about the latest installment and going off as the force of fandom within them rises once again.

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So if you see a Star Wars fan walking around with a lightsaber you'd better steer clear until this whole Star Wars hysteria blows over...oh wait, that Han Solo prequel is coming out in May...

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See 15 Painfully Accurate Tumblr Posts About Star Wars Fans here (NSFW language)

Christmas stories are usually really cheery and all about overcoming adversity and giving until it hurts, so it's refreshing to see a Christmas story that addresses the real probem with Christmas- the greed.

Too many people want too many presents and they've all forgotten the true meaning of the holidays- peace, love, togetherness- and delicious food!

So when you see an ad on TV trying to get you to buy a car as a Christmas gift, or you see a kid pouting because Santa didn't bring them the expensive toy they wanted remember this Slack Wyrm comic and slay the spirit of Kringlekrist- before it's too late!

-Via Geeks Are Sexy

Peter Capaldi will make his final appearance as the 12th Doctor Who on the Christmas Day special called "Twice Upon a Time." That's when he'll hand over the reigns of his identity to a new incarnation to be played by Jodie Whittaker. In honor of the occasion, BBC America has released a video of fan tributes to Capaldi's work on the series.   

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They also tell us a little of the story in the Doctor Who special.

Two Doctors stranded in an Arctic snowscape, refusing to face regeneration. Enchanted glass people, stealing their victims from frozen time. And a World War One captain destined to die on the battlefield, but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor's story.

-via Laughing Squid