Like I said, with two completely different mediums you need to make changes.
Just because it worked on paper doesn't mean it will work on film. You can't condense a novel that might take 10 hours to finish completely into a 2 hour movie without leaving sh*t out, you just can't.
And changing, removing or adding certain plot points, changing, removing and adding characters, these can all be necessary changes because again, things don't work out the same way in both mediums. Some things are only effective when written, and can't really be done visually. At the same time, film gives a story more potential than a book does, so it can be necessary to add things to complement the visual experience.
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