ABSTRACT
By examining the meanings and definitions contained within the word 'adaptation' along with all their connotations, a constant theme soon becomes evident: adaptation is always associated with transformation. In classical theories of evolution, mimicry is seen as a form of adaptation. In the digital and multimedia era, many artistic productions are conceived and put together from the outset for simultaneous intermedial distribution in a way the artists might call 'performative adaptation.' In the case of Star Wars, adaptogénie even appears to constitute a feature of texts well rooted in popular culture, which in turn is intimately connected to media culture. There is no adaptation in the strong sense, simply little borrowings among friends. When it became institutional cinema, the kinematograph acquired visibility as a medium. Clearly distinguished from other media, institutional narrative cinema grasps hold of storylines or scripts fully aware that it is adapting in the strong sense of the term.
