Sometimes the Movie Is Better

I don’t think a film adaptation would ever fully do justice anything written by Terry Pratchett. So much of the pleasure readers take in his storytelling is found in the word play, allusions, pop culture references, historical references, social observations, philosophical musings, etc. Even the books intended to draw in younger readers are dense, without ever feeling dense (or stodgy). You couldn’t possibly translate them 100% to film.

Still, sometimes there’s a scene or a sequence that’s s...