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What is the difference between reading a book and watching a movie?

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Answer (1 of 19): Different people having different personality would prefer one medium to the other. However the ones who shall answer your question shall be readers only.. People who love a book shall definitely watch the movie even if its to find out the flaws but people who loved the movie sh...

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Watch the movie and ruin the book? Or read the book and spoil the movie? Difficult choice!

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Watch the movie and ruin the book? Or read the book and spoil the movie? Difficult choice!

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https://stephaniewalden.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/books-vs-movies-the-great-debate/

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Why films?

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So last week I shared my thoughts on why books are better than movies. The post was mostly in response to people who ask me why I bother to read since you can just wait for the movie watch the story faster and with less effort. I had ten very good reasons and in the comments left there were probably another ten mentioned. That said, I love movies as well. Not enough that I would ever give up books, but enough that I realise that some stories are better told on the screen than on the pages.

And that is really the whole point. Juliet Boyd did a follow up to my post asking why we would expect books to make good movies and she raises some excellent points. With that said I would like to jump into my ten reasons why movies are better than books (sometimes).

1. Visually movies are more appealing. To many people a page of text is daunting and dull and they are automatically locked out from accessing the story. Stories are more accessible to a larger number of people in movie form than as books.

2. Leif Motifs - you know the music that plays as one particular character comes on screen. It tells us the bad guy is coming or that the hero is entering the fray and whether we like it or not it gives us a slight emotional charge that just isn't there when you read it in a book. If you want the perfect example of this, watch Star Wars. Luke Skywalker comes on screen, cue either the wistful music or the hero music. Darth Vadar appears and we have the strong military beat. Han Solo and we get a sense of whimsy and so on.

3. Time is of the essence - I read a lot and I read fast but if I were to spend my entire weekend doing nothing but reading I'd be pushing to finish three novels (admittedly I read fantasy and they tend to be huge but still). If I spend the entire weekend watching movies (unless I'm watching Lord of the Rings or something equally epic) I can probably knock over about twelve movies. Movies skip out a lot of detail that appears in books, plus they don't need to describe scenes to you, they just flash a picture and move on. They are quicker in conveying the story.

4. Special Effects - Now it has been pointed out that our imagination has no limitations and special effects do so things that sound really good in books sometimes look quite ridiculous in movies. However, my imagination is limited by my sense of reality and so when a book has a car crash I see a little ding and a bit of broken glass, where as a movie will usually just blow the car up in a spectacular show of carnage. Logically I know the car probably wouldn't blow up but watching it on the screen I can go with it. Reading about it, I will usually tone it down.

5. The social aspect - You can go to the movies with your friends (and if you don't mind the evil glares you can talk while watching). More importantly, you can watch a movie at home with everyone gathered in the one room chatting and eating and it is a very social experience. I don't know about you, but when I read, I read. I've had people steal the book out of my hands, throw water at me and clap their hands over my eyes to get my attention while I'm reading. It isn't a social event.

6. Okay I waited until number six for this one and that was very restrained of me. Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderes, etc, etc, etc. Don't tell me you've never chosen a movie just because you thought the main actor was cute. Technically this is part of the visual appeal but I felt it needed to be separate.

7. Action sequences - yes you can read action sequences but I find them quite dull. Particularly sword fights. Please do not describe everything single thrust and parry to me if you expect me to still be reading by the time the battle is over. However, in movies... they define the show don't tell theory. It is a lot more exciting to watch a sword fight than to read a blow by blow commentary on a sword fight.

8. Previews - I hope I'm not the only person who does this, but I love previews. Half the fun of going to the movies, or renting a movie, is to watch previews and to find out about other movies. Sometimes books have other books by the same author or publisher listed, but they aren't quite as exciting as movies. I was wondering if now with ebooks and readers whether they could start putting book trailers with books and that would be almost the same but maybe they can't. I don't know.

9. Jaws. Read the book. Watch the movie. Toss the book. That is kind of cruel given it is beautifully written but the love triangle is dull and all of the character development takes away from the thrills. The movie focused entirely on the suspense and the thrill and nailed it. The book, for once, was too cluttered. Sorry to anyone who loved reading the book.

10. I kind of ran out at nine so ten is going to frozen coke which I always drink at the movies. I don't drink it when reading because the condensation leaves water marks on the pages of the book. If you can think of a tenth, be sure to add it.

Tell me your reasons why movies are better.

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10 Reasons Why Movies Are Better Than Books

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So last week I shared my thoughts on why books are better than movies. The post was mostly in response to people who ask me why I bother to read since you can just wait for the movie watch the stor...

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2 Books Are More Detailed

Apart from narrating the storyline in depth, books explain the thoughts going through a characters' minds while performing an action, which lets you connect with them better and immerse yourself deeper in the story. Example: The Shining - Book VS Movie. While reading the book I felt Jack was a close friend and I started caring for him. But his character in the movie felt sort of underdeveloped, the Overlook hotel too. It was the main reason why Stephen King hated the movie adaptation of his masterpiece. - winner333

Books also often develop their characters more and add multiple dimensions to them. - Turkeyasylum

Game of Thrones is a great example of this. Each and every character has their own thoughts and feelings about one another, the chapters are full of life, it makes you feel like you ARE inside the characters head. Not to mention each chapter -depending on which character it is- will have its own tone- Woah, wait a minute, that was turning into a Game of Thrones review, anywho. BOOKS ARE awesome. - Top10Turbulance

Yes they are. 90% of the time for me, allmost every word is a new word for me!

4 Characters In Books Cannot Be Ruined By Bad Acting

In movies, a lot of times, brilliantly developed characters fail to impress because of the actor's inability to perform the role. - winner333

Ah, but great acting cannot be surpassed. Similarly to what you say, there are often poorly written characters. - Billyv

Movies always remove your vision of the book and bad acting ruins the book. EVERYTHING in the movie ruins the book!

I gotta vote this. All characters in books possess the Oscar in my mind.

This is very true because the book could be anything beyond imagination yet the acting could ruin the whole movie.

5 Books Are Totally Portable

You cannot take a movie in school can you?

You will have to worry about having electricity to play the movie. You just need a comfortable space and good lighting to read a book.

They are but when you get a screen that small, its kind of worthless.

That is true you cannot bring a movie to school the movie you may want is not appropriate for school so what's the point.

8 A Lot Of Movies Focus On Being Commercial, Compromising On Quality

A lot of directors are so focused on making money that they stop caring about their movies' quality. They know what sells, and so, they follow the basic blueprint which is sure to get the masses filling up theatres. An infamous example: The Transformers Series. - winner333

Breaking News : Modern publishing has been doing this for decades - creating popular and "name" authors who have talent but aren't necessarily writing better fiction than people who can't attract a publisher or get quickly sent to limited run or ceased publication status - Billyv

Totally true and reading makes you a better speller

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9 Books Improve Your Vocabulary

I need to pay my respects to this amazing list. Let's have a moment of commemorative silence. - keycha1n

Apart from doing something recreational, you're also doing something productive. - winner333

All the kids in my class from last year can't spell right and they use slang all the time but I do sometimes. Most of the girls in my old class only cared about twerking and fighting while I read articles on Wikipedia and draw. - PrincessKiana

This is amazing how did you get this much information guys please tell me

10 Reading A Story Makes It Stay In Your Mind Longer

That's why in schools use books for education

A story you have read over a few days stays with you longer. - winner333

Yes books take your mind for peace

That is subjective - movieman666

11 Books Stimulate the Mind Better Because They Force You to Use Your Imagination

Totally concur. I love films but I'm forced to imagine only what the actors project. With books, the imagination is limitless. I don't want to be shown what's going on; I want to use my imagination and be creative with it. - Britgirl

You need to use your imagination because in life imagination is important

This is also why schools use books

Yeah! Books allow you to create the scene the way you want it to look, so you imagine.

12 Movies Can Be Extremely Sexual

NO BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO WATCH A SEXUAL MOVIE DUMBASS

Most book-adaptation movies kinda adds too much romance instead of focusing on the actual plot which really bugs me

Well, what 50 Shades Of Grey or Twilight? There are books that can be extremely sexual, too.

Chill, no need to get pissed off at a opinion.

13 Usually In Books You Get to Know the Characters Better

In movies they often do not say what the characters are thinking, we can just only look at the way they act, while in books there is usually sentences of the way the characters feel (for example "the heart is beating faster") and/or think. Such a way an actor from movies can not expose.

Harry Potter looked way different in my head, and I almost wouldn't watch the second movie, because I didn't like how almost all my favorite characters were changed.

When I read the hunger games book Then I watch the movie they were so different then the book is.

Yeah books give you a much better character and you can get to know the character with the information from the book.

14 As an Author, You Control Everything In Your Book

I KNOW! I'm currently doing a project at school in with I am writing a The 39 Clues Fan-Fic, and LOVE the way my ideas are turning up! No one stops me from writing what I think!

True.

15 Books Are Educational Assistance

Yes! This is what a lot of people would want, who doesn't want to get smarter?

Financially, books help educationally as movies do not.

Books are better because allow you to express your imagination and creativity of mind

It is true

17 Books Do Not Show Dirty Scenes

What?! This is not a reason that books are good... also it depends on what you're reading. Obviously the magic tree house isn't going to have sexual scenes but have you ever read any page of Game of Thrones?

Actually, in books, authors normally have more permission to add dirty or suggestive themes in their books than in movies because there are no actors and because you're not actually visually seeing it.

Quite often, suggestive scenes in books can be more descriptive than in movies. Also, what's with the extreme hate towards anything vaguely sexual? - kempokid

Little kids don't need to be looking at that dirty stuff

18 Even Ugly Characters Can Look Nice

In movies all the ugly characters look ugly but in books you can imagine how you want all if the characters to look.

Why should ugly characters look nice? - movieman666

Awesome research, thanks

Thanks for the info

19 It Doesn't Get Split Into Two Parts

The movies have more action if split into two parts

Takes time? Tension, buildup. Costs more? Torrent - movieman666

I hat it when they do that!

Lot's of movies like The Hunger Games Mockingjay are needlessly stretched into two parts by people who want to scrape as much money from the franchise before it ends. - Erikelelf

21 You Are Smarter If You Read Books

Better spelling

Not necessarily - movieman666

That's heavily subjective. - PeeledBanana

True

22 Sometimes Movies Cut Out Some Details, Also Sometimes They Change Some of the Characters Traits

Where's the rulebook that says movie directors has to follow the books step by step? - movieman666

Absolutely - Azzyg99

28 Books Hold More Memories

That is subjective - movieman666

I disagree - PeeledBanana

29 Anyone Can Make a Book but Only Directors Can Make Movies

Um, no...Making a movie is pretty much like writing a book. Directing a movie is like acting/performing a story that you have written.

Filter out the bad - movieman666

Yeah not everyone can be a director but anyone can make a book. That's y teachers teach story writing at school.

32 Books Don't Need Dumb Trailers

Both movies and books do advertising, in different ways of course - movieman666

Are you suggesting that all trailers are dumb? - PeeledBanana

By the way, T.V. is deadlier for adults' eyes than kids'.

33 Movie Theaters Can Be Cold, Loud, and Noisy You Can Read a Book In Your House Comfortably Cuddled On Your Couch In Silence.

Then maybe you can watch the movie at home? - PeeledBanana

Hey guys don't judge other people within there opinions I mean like how would you feel if people laughed or judged you opinion. I bet you would feel ashamed. also you have no right to judge other people and less you have a clear reason.

But you can still watch a movie at home not in a thereafter

Who said you had to go to the theatre to watch a movie? - movieman666

34 Books Are More Convenient to Carry Around

iPad? - movieman666

36 Books Can Be More Exciting

Yes of course they are... I totally agree...

You can really understand whats happening, in movies it always a bit of a jumble of explotions and yelling, in books way more understandable when there is a fighting scene

Movies Can Be More Exciting - movieman666

37 Books Have All the Details that the Author Wants

Yes... But that's for a book.
A movie has all the details the author AND the director want. Plus since when does having everything the author want in a book make it better? If the author didn't have something go his/her way in a book we wouldn't know...

44 Reading with a Friend

Nah, I'd rather watch a movie with a friend - PeeledBanana

45 Books Don't Require Electricity

A good point in favour of books, I vastly prefer books to movies and the simple convenience is a reason why, as well as personal preference - kempokid

True, although we do have reading apps now. Though I still prefer hard cover books.

That's true.

48 Movies Have a Budget but for Books Their Budget is Your Imagination

50 You Can't Throw Movies

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winner333 2 Books Are More Detailed Apart from narrating the storyline in depth, books explain the thoughts going through a characters' minds while performing an action, which lets you connect with them better and immerse yourself deeper in the story. Example: The Shining - Book VS Movie.

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Read all of the information here. You have 20 minutes to read and make notes about the differences between books and films. Then you will write a paragraph around 130-150 words. Make sure you use the vocabulary you learnt as well as other connecting words from your cause/effect essays.