To adapt a story, novel, or event into a movie; to make something into a film.
From cinema + -tize (suffix meaning 'to make' or 'to turn into'). Created in the early 20th century as filmmakers began adapting literature into movies.
When Hollywood 'cinematizes' a book like Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings, they're not just making a movie—they're transforming a literary experience into a visual and auditory one, requiring entirely different storytelling techniques.
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