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Books? Is this 1910?
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Also, there is censorship and creative freedom from when they take a book and turn it into a film.
This deserves a thread. I was thinking about a tangentially related macro topic, and these things deserve a thread of their own.
Also, there is censorship and creative freedom from when they take a book and turn it into a film.
To be fair, you are comparing diametrically opposed mediums, so it's tough to get an accurate comparison.
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Originally Posted by exiler96
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Books are usually better than movies.
Why do we think that is? is literture a superior medium? how so?

(Asking everyone... too lazy to post.)

More detail. And you can imagine the scenes yourself than looking at it from someone else's view.
Yes... it's crazy how much more work (and people) goes into making a film and yet it has a hard time improving on a text written by usually one person from a while ago...
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Originally Posted by exiler96
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Books are usually better than movies.
Why do we think that is? is literture a superior medium? how so?

(Asking everyone... too lazy to post.)

More detail. And you can imagine the scenes yourself than looking at it from someone else's view.
Completely agree. Besides, the conclusions/themes/‘who won’ is far more open to interpretation.
Originally Posted by exiler96
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Books are usually better than movies.
Why do we think that is? is literture a superior medium? how so?

(Asking everyone... too lazy to post.)

More detail. And you can imagine the scenes yourself than looking at it from someone else's view.
Originally Posted by MovieGal
Books are usually better than movies.
Why do we think that is? is literture a superior medium? how so?

(Asking everyone... too lazy to post.)
Originally Posted by MovieGal
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