Novels are better than the movies based on novels

For starters, I would like to make clear that my opponent is taking an absolute side. My goal for this debate is to cast some doubt that all novels are better than their movie adaptions. Keep in mind, that even a critical standpoint has differences among different people, so you may not all agree with what I'm about to say. I'm going to focus more on directors with this argument, because the director is like the author in that his/her job is to make sure the movie tells the exact story they want it to tell. Most movies these days aren't that serious. Gods of Egypt is a good example, where the movie was just kind of smashed into a fantasy action category and thrown at a theatre. Except that Gerard Butler is literally so hot omg. Even these days, the movie adaptions of good books are kind of sucky. Especially since all of them appeal to a post-apocalyptic dystopia. That's why all the X genners are like "Aren't these all the same movie? "I only make this point to give you a bottom line. Movies have not always been what they are. Here's a few directors that got it right. Stanley Kubrick:Stanley Kubrick did a couple classic novel adaptions: The Shining and A Clockwork Orange. Of course, Stephen King was hacked off (lol) at the way Stanley changed the movie The Shining from its source material, but it was arguably for the best. Stephen King focused on a paranormal element that may have been creepy in its own right. However, Kubrick presented a character who went insane just becaue he went insane, and he made the audience believe it. To me, that was far more bone chilling. Even to this day, The Shining is praised as one of the best horror films ever made. Most people don't even know it was based off of a book written by Stephen King. Francis Ford Coppola:Did you know the Godfather is based off of a book? Most people wouldn't. The Godfather is a brilliant movie. In fact, most people would argue that in fact this movie is the greatest movie ever made. Understandably so because the way that the director and the actors made you feel the story. Granted, you kind of have to have an evening planned out to actually watch the movie start to finish, but it's so worth it. The novel was fun, but there's a reason people don't remember that it existed. The movie is just way better. Rob Reiner:Reiner is incredible at adapting movies. He took one of Stephen King's lesser works, The Body, and turned it into something a step deeper, Stand By Me. He also adapted the movie Princess Bride (with help from the author), and even that movie is praised as the perfect classic fairy-tale. It's funny, it's suspenseful, the actors were great, the storywriting was great. Everything about that movie was great. (And if someone tells you different, they're trying to sell you something). The way the movie plays out ultimately does just a slightly better job than the novel at capturing the magic of the story. A lot of commentary on these movies was stolen from here:. https://www.buzzfeed.com...Movie Potential:Now, since my opponent is taking tests, I don't want to go through the rest of the list I just posted. However, I want you all to understand something. There's a reason that movies even became bae once upon a time. It was their ability to put you inside the story and let you watch it take place. If the actors are good, they can be the character better than your mind can. Some people just have a gift for that. If the director is good, he/she will make sure that the story, the actors, and the aesthetics make you feel something inside whether you're a cryer or not. If the composer is good, the music will match the story so that it's not just the people or the words or the events. Music is powerful. It can make the gooesbumps run all over your body. This isn't to say I don't appreciate authors. I actually write books myself. In most cases of a good author having their work adapted, the movie pretty much destroys all that was good about it. However, that's not always the case. We can have movies that are sincerely better than the books. Thank you for reading.