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Movies based on books often get put down for various reasons, I’m sure you would discover that after looking at a few other opinions in this topic. I love to curl up in bed with a good book, but this happens rarely, as I hardly ever gain much time to do so, meaning a movie is much more practical for me. But why do these films become occasionally disliked? There must be a few good points about watching them.
Whilst a film can be watched after a couple of hours, a book can take maybe a week to fully absorb, with the reader gaining a sense of achievement over the completion. This feeling cannot be received after viewing a film. Feel free to try and prove me wrong. But what if you hate the story? After a bad film, you may have wasted just two hours of your life. So what! A bad book can waste every night for a week. Sure you can throw the book out and not read, but that’s not something I can do. I feel urged to keep reading in the hope that excitement may arise, until ending the story and realising how bad it was.
A book is much more emotional. For example, two seconds of a film may be expressed by several pages of a book, describing the situation and mood at that moment. A movie-watcher would be deprived! One reason why a person may choose to watch a film as opposed to reading the book is because it is less time-consuming. That’s perfectly fine, as long as they realise they are missing out on vital aspects. In a book, the plot is important, but it's the additional magic which completes the story.
Usually, I attempt to read the book first, before viewing it’s technological offspring. The main reason for this is because the story can be unfolded by my own imagination, allowing me to piece together my own pictures of characters and places in my head, whereas when watching a film based upon a book, you are given the director’s interpretation, without the opportunity to make up your own mind about how large a character’s nose is, or how tall they are. When reading the book after the film, my head is often plagued by the sights I previously viewed.
Careful description is available to take in from books. For instance, a beautiful garden may be described over ten pages of a book, with your own pretty vision in your head, courtesy of your imagination. When a second-hand view is handed to you in a film, it won’t stand out without the help of a terrific director.
I find that reading books can be extremely useful. As a youngster, like many people, I was often encouraged to do a fair amount of reading to improve vocabulary and spelling, and I’m glad I did. I enjoyed it, and at the same time learned skills. Reading is a useful and valuable experience.
Now what would it be like if I didn’t attempt to defend the films? But producing these films based on books does have advantages. Films generally tend to be more popular, with much more hype over a newly released film than a new book. When the public view the movies, the story becomes much wider-spread, and a worthy film will cause many people to find the book.
When reading books, your one and only tool is your imagination, meaning some parts may be hard to visualise, which is where a film’s stunts and special effects become handy. Personally, I would rather watch a stunt in a film than simply imagine it. Along with a faster paced story, films are much more exciting. They rarely take a long time to get into and enjoy, whilst a book depends on the speed at which you read. Another (slightly petty) advantage is that you are able to watch a film with little effort, whereas, when reading, you risk the chance of straining your eyes.
So there you have it! If you have the time, try the book for the original, unchanged story. If not, watch the film. Both are great in different ways.
Whilst a film can be watched after a couple of hours, a book can take maybe a week to fully absorb, with the reader gaining a sense of achievement over the completion. This feeling cannot be received after viewing a film. Feel free to try and prove me wrong. But what if you hate the story? After a bad film, you may have wasted just two hours of your life. So what! A bad book can waste every night for a week. Sure you can throw the book out and not read, but that’s not something I can do. I feel urged to keep reading in the hope that excitement may arise, until ending the story and realising how bad it was.
A book is much more emotional. For example, two seconds of a film may be expressed by several pages of a book, describing the situation and mood at that moment. A movie-watcher would be deprived! One reason why a person may choose to watch a film as opposed to reading the book is because it is less time-consuming. That’s perfectly fine, as long as they realise they are missing out on vital aspects. In a book, the plot is important, but it's the additional magic which completes the story.
Usually, I attempt to read the book first, before viewing it’s technological offspring. The main reason for this is because the story can be unfolded by my own imagination, allowing me to piece together my own pictures of characters and places in my head, whereas when watching a film based upon a book, you are given the director’s interpretation, without the opportunity to make up your own mind about how large a character’s nose is, or how tall they are. When reading the book after the film, my head is often plagued by the sights I previously viewed.
Careful description is available to take in from books. For instance, a beautiful garden may be described over ten pages of a book, with your own pretty vision in your head, courtesy of your imagination. When a second-hand view is handed to you in a film, it won’t stand out without the help of a terrific director.
I find that reading books can be extremely useful. As a youngster, like many people, I was often encouraged to do a fair amount of reading to improve vocabulary and spelling, and I’m glad I did. I enjoyed it, and at the same time learned skills. Reading is a useful and valuable experience.
Now what would it be like if I didn’t attempt to defend the films? But producing these films based on books does have advantages. Films generally tend to be more popular, with much more hype over a newly released film than a new book. When the public view the movies, the story becomes much wider-spread, and a worthy film will cause many people to find the book.
When reading books, your one and only tool is your imagination, meaning some parts may be hard to visualise, which is where a film’s stunts and special effects become handy. Personally, I would rather watch a stunt in a film than simply imagine it. Along with a faster paced story, films are much more exciting. They rarely take a long time to get into and enjoy, whilst a book depends on the speed at which you read. Another (slightly petty) advantage is that you are able to watch a film with little effort, whereas, when reading, you risk the chance of straining your eyes.
So there you have it! If you have the time, try the book for the original, unchanged story. If not, watch the film. Both are great in different ways.
2001 A Space Odyssey was a good book and a great film. The story originally came from a short called The Sentinal but got converted into a book during the development of the film and so the two closely followed each other.
I read it. I just couldn't think of a reply as I was very, very, very, very, very, very tired.
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Well done on winning FAD- but noone has read it...strange. Well done though.
Movies based on books often get put down for various reasons, I’m sure you would discover that after looking at a few other opinions in this topic. I love to curl up in bed with a good book, but this happens rarely, as I hardly ever gain much time to do so, meaning a movie is much more practical for me. But why do these films become occasionally disliked? There must be a few good points about watching them.
Whilst a film can be watched after a couple of hours, a book can take maybe a week to fully absorb, with the reader gaining a sense of achievement over the completion. This feeling cannot be received after viewing a film. Feel free to try and prove me wrong. But what if you hate the story? After a bad film, you may have wasted just two hours of your life. So what! A bad book can waste every night for a week. Sure you can throw the book out and not read, but that’s not something I can do. I feel urged to keep reading in the hope that excitement may arise, until ending the story and realising how bad it was.
A book is much more emotional. For example, two seconds of a film may be expressed by several pages of a book, describing the situation and mood at that moment. A movie-watcher would be deprived! One reason why a person may choose to watch a film as opposed to reading the book is because it is less time-consuming. That’s perfectly fine, as long as they realise they are missing out on vital aspects. In a book, the plot is important, but it's the additional magic which completes the story.
Usually, I attempt to read the book first, before viewing it’s technological offspring. The main reason for this is because the story can be unfolded by my own imagination, allowing me to piece together my own pictures of characters and places in my head, whereas when watching a film based upon a book, you are given the director’s interpretation, without the opportunity to make up your own mind about how large a character’s nose is, or how tall they are. When reading the book after the film, my head is often plagued by the sights I previously viewed.
Careful description is available to take in from books. For instance, a beautiful garden may be described over ten pages of a book, with your own pretty vision in your head, courtesy of your imagination. When a second-hand view is handed to you in a film, it won’t stand out without the help of a terrific director.
I find that reading books can be extremely useful. As a youngster, like many people, I was often encouraged to do a fair amount of reading to improve vocabulary and spelling, and I’m glad I did. I enjoyed it, and at the same time learned skills. Reading is a useful and valuable experience.
Now what would it be like if I didn’t attempt to defend the films? But producing these films based on books does have advantages. Films generally tend to be more popular, with much more hype over a newly released film than a new book. When the public view the movies, the story becomes much wider-spread, and a worthy film will cause many people to find the book.
When reading books, your one and only tool is your imagination, meaning some parts may be hard to visualise, which is where a film’s stunts and special effects become handy. Personally, I would rather watch a stunt in a film than simply imagine it. Along with a faster paced story, films are much more exciting. They rarely take a long time to get into and enjoy, whilst a book depends on the speed at which you read. Another (slightly petty) advantage is that you are able to watch a film with little effort, whereas, when reading, you risk the chance of straining your eyes.
So there you have it! If you have the time, try the book for the original, unchanged story. If not, watch the film. Both are great in different ways.
Whilst a film can be watched after a couple of hours, a book can take maybe a week to fully absorb, with the reader gaining a sense of achievement over the completion. This feeling cannot be received after viewing a film. Feel free to try and prove me wrong. But what if you hate the story? After a bad film, you may have wasted just two hours of your life. So what! A bad book can waste every night for a week. Sure you can throw the book out and not read, but that’s not something I can do. I feel urged to keep reading in the hope that excitement may arise, until ending the story and realising how bad it was.
A book is much more emotional. For example, two seconds of a film may be expressed by several pages of a book, describing the situation and mood at that moment. A movie-watcher would be deprived! One reason why a person may choose to watch a film as opposed to reading the book is because it is less time-consuming. That’s perfectly fine, as long as they realise they are missing out on vital aspects. In a book, the plot is important, but it's the additional magic which completes the story.
Usually, I attempt to read the book first, before viewing it’s technological offspring. The main reason for this is because the story can be unfolded by my own imagination, allowing me to piece together my own pictures of characters and places in my head, whereas when watching a film based upon a book, you are given the director’s interpretation, without the opportunity to make up your own mind about how large a character’s nose is, or how tall they are. When reading the book after the film, my head is often plagued by the sights I previously viewed.
Careful description is available to take in from books. For instance, a beautiful garden may be described over ten pages of a book, with your own pretty vision in your head, courtesy of your imagination. When a second-hand view is handed to you in a film, it won’t stand out without the help of a terrific director.
I find that reading books can be extremely useful. As a youngster, like many people, I was often encouraged to do a fair amount of reading to improve vocabulary and spelling, and I’m glad I did. I enjoyed it, and at the same time learned skills. Reading is a useful and valuable experience.
Now what would it be like if I didn’t attempt to defend the films? But producing these films based on books does have advantages. Films generally tend to be more popular, with much more hype over a newly released film than a new book. When the public view the movies, the story becomes much wider-spread, and a worthy film will cause many people to find the book.
When reading books, your one and only tool is your imagination, meaning some parts may be hard to visualise, which is where a film’s stunts and special effects become handy. Personally, I would rather watch a stunt in a film than simply imagine it. Along with a faster paced story, films are much more exciting. They rarely take a long time to get into and enjoy, whilst a book depends on the speed at which you read. Another (slightly petty) advantage is that you are able to watch a film with little effort, whereas, when reading, you risk the chance of straining your eyes.
So there you have it! If you have the time, try the book for the original, unchanged story. If not, watch the film. Both are great in different ways.