ABSTRACT
Adaptation is the process of reimagining ideas from one medium into the language of another. Adaptation is one of the few art forms where the final product is rarely seen by the general audience. Gallo identifies three kinds of adaptations namely: Prestige; Straight; and Reimagined. Prestige adaptations are highly faithful to the source material, specifically because expectations from the public-at-large are so widespread. Regardless of the source material's popularity, a "Straight" adaptation is a faithful adaptation of either a popular or an obscure source. If the screenwriter is less than faithful when adhering to the material, the screenplay is considered "Reimagined". The adaptation, while remaining faithful to the story of the novel, was more inventive when dealing with the protagonist. In the last fifteen years or so, Hollywood studios have introduced new verbiage into the adaptation lexicon: to remake, to reboot, and to reimagine.
