Reading a Book or Watching Its Adaptation: Which Is Better?

Reading a word of honor or watching its adaptationWhichis better? When a film is made from a give-and-take, it is calledan adaptation. From the beginning, film-makers codmade films based on novels, short stories, biographies and playsof these adaptations,novelshave always been the most popular choice (Difference). And what are the main differences between books and adaptations? Films have limited time, whereas books raft be lengthy, so books can develop more than of a plot and characterization.A classic complaint about movie versions concerns the omission of material that the reader finds important. If the handler must make a film that is the proper length for a theatrical release, there is no way to include constantlyything, especially when it comes from a massive novel. Some people consider this an advantage of adaptations others, on the contrary, find it a great disadvantage. Here are two minds of people discussing Peter Jacksons Fellowship of the Ring in the comments on WiseGEEK website.Anon272367 writes Imagine, for example, a Fellowship of the Ring sic movie that covered every single damn detail in the book. bank me when I say this I wouldnt watch it (Better). His opponent, anon260109, writes Jacksons ear was deaf to Tolkiens elaborately crafted back story of ancient mysteries and he threw away their music, not realising that the books are hostile any other fantasy novel in that they were written by a man who constructed them on an intimate knowledge of the Old English language, mythology and storytelling (Better).One more difference is that books require the reader to use his or her imagination to visualize what is happening while films normally visualize it for the viewer. Films leave little to viewers imaginations. When reading, a soulfulness is creating his or her hold movie in a sense, and he or she decides many of the important parts how the characters speak, what they look like, and what their surroundings look like. Hr30 expresses the same opinion Often when a writer uses description, the way I imagined it is uttermost different to the way it is interpreted in the film.I think the beauty of books is that you can develop your own way of thinking about them, whereas often (though not always) a film directs you into one way of thinking (Prefer). Films have one thing that is a book cannot sound. Music, environmental sounds and sound effects make adaptations thrilling and interesting. Even some boring (in my personal opinion) episodes from books, such as battles of war, look fascinating in films. in that location is no right answer to the question stated in the title of this text, and there is no common opinion.There are people who prefer books for example lou1987 wrote the spare-time activity I prefer the books. I suppose, sic one of the main reasons is that the books are what the films are based on, and so contain far more detail than can ever be portrayed in a film. Also, films present to you what is happening visually, and for me, I prefer to read a book and create the setting and build characters in my head (Prefer). Some people, though there are few of them, choose films. Anon122072 writes i sic think movies are better because its easier with a visual aid (Better).But the legal age of people like both books and their adaptations. Anon272367 Reading for me is not more enjoyable than watching a movie. They are on 100 percent equal footing. wherefore would anyone ever in a million years walk into a theater and expect a similar experience to opening a book? Its foolish to expect them to be the same (Better). Sometimes people who prefer books admit that there are good adaptations I guess what Im trying to say is that sometimesmoviesdoget it right.There are quite a few examples that fall into this category TheWizard of Oz,The Lord of the Rings, andGone With the wormare ones that spring to mind (Page). To my mind, books are better than films because watching a movie is almost always a pass ive experience, so there is far less thought process involved. I like closing the book and thinking about the problems it deals with. Dont get me wrong I love watching movies, notwithstanding nine times out of ten, watching movie adaptations is disappointing. Sometimes it is bad to read a book before watching its adaptation, but it is even worsened to read after youve watchedthe movie.So I still read books and watch adaptations and try to find something good in every version. Works Cited 1) Book Adaptations From the Page to the grownup Screen. Bookosaur. Web. 17 Nov. 2012 http//www. thebookosaur. com/2012/01/book-adaptations-from-the-page-to-the-big-screen/ 2) Books vs. Movie Adaptations which do you prefer? The Student Room. Web. 17 Nov. 2012 http//www. thestudentroom. co. uk/showthread. php? t =1982240 3) What is the difference between books and films? Kvenno Web. 17 Nov.