I haven't read the book, so I'm wondering which version is the more literal adaptation, e.g. of the spy sent to retrieve the 'defecting' Russian general -- shot down in the street (film), or pursued and shot in a nearby forest (series). There are a few other, apparent minor tweaks to the source. Given the series might be regarded as definitive, I'm surprised how little the film diverged from the model, for the sake of originality if nothing else. "Is Twitter considered to be important in some way? Something other than a stall wall?" |