Although some movies were extremely successful, the book will always prevail. Sep 08, 2017 the most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. If i have a relationship with a book and its poorly done on the big screen, on some level, im galled. When we read a book, if its written well, the words cause our brains to create visuals. Nov 29, 2017 both will lock horns on any new booktomovie adaptation and gore will fly. Jan 31, 2019 25 best childrens books made into movies. In kings book, the action is set between 19841985, when the losers club are adults. Feb 08, 2018 fifty shades freed the movie is great fun, regardless of how familiar you are with the book.
Is the book always better than the film adaptation. The film honored the integrity of the book and even lifted dialogue directly from the source material. Jun 19, 2019 whether its the book or the movie, no country for old men is an incredible story. Making a beloved book into a movie is always tricky, and fans of the book are often disappointed. The most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. May 17, 2016 this is an accurate representation of a book versus a movie.
The popular belief is that books are often a hundred times better than their movie counterparts. Is the to all the boys ive loved before book or movie better. While the film chooses to focus primarily on issues related to racism and the controversy of those stereotypes, the book addresses several other issues such as gender roles. Heck, just look at the complaints about the inconsequential details left out of the various harry potter books. Theres contention over whether you should read the book or see the movie first heres a case for annihilation. Let us know what you think, are movies better than books or the other way around.
So, when youre arguing about whether the book or movie was better, you might just be standing up for that old wornin friend with the creaky binding that lives on a shelf. I loved the books but the movies were even better imo. Jan 05, 2016 usually the book is far better than the onscreen version, according to an analysis of ratings of books and their movie adaptations by brian patrick byrne and kaitlyn kelly of vocativ. I voted on both this list i did find about three books on this entire list i agreed with and the the book was better than the movie list, but i would agree that there should be a way to vote against the books on the lists. The book is a movie that takes place in the mind of the reader. As a general rule, movie adaptations of books are at worst horrible, and at best somewhere hovering above mediocre. Jan 11, 2016 what was better the book or the movie. We all stick to the party line that the book is better than the movie, point blank. Everyone knows that when a book turns into the movie, it should be 100% expected thatif your bookloving heart is luckymaybe 75% of the details stay true to the written word.
Still, for every pagetoscreen adaptation that falls flat sorry, the hobbit, theres one that elevates and transforms the beloved source material into a cinematic masterpiece see. The movie was pretty good, but they changed some things that really didnt work well in my opinion. And while we have your attention, please redo bonfire of the vanities asap. Why is the hobbit book better than its movie adaptation. Some authors kick and scream when a director bulks up a books plot for the silver screen. So i would go with the cheapest one and the greatest one. The debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years. But super fans of the book may notice some pivotal differences between the novel and the screen version of the beloved story. Plus when children read from an early age, they are thaught to read quickly and search things in. Not every moment from the 25chapter book can make it into the 125minute movie. Movie just makes you see how cruel and consume this world is. Books can let you imagine the setting or events happening in the story. Whether its the book or the movie, no country for old men is an incredible story.
While the book offered almost too much character insight for my taste, the movie unfortunately offered none, or at least very minimal in comparison that is the pitfall with all book to movie adaptations, i understand, but i feel if they would have had more of kathys narration within the movie it would have offered its audience a better. Theres debate about movies being a gateway to books. Which books are better than their movie adaptations. Sep 10, 2012 even though more americans 46% have seen the 1962 adaptation of to kill a mockingbird starring gregory peck than have read the book, it comes in as the seventh most popular movie. When you ask people whether they prefer movies or books, you are likely to get a variety of replies.
Usually the book is far better than the onscreen version, according to an analysis of ratings of books and their movie adaptations by. The best movies are ones that stick closely with the plot of the source book, and the hobbit movies didnt exactly do that. The book gave readers a better look at what happened during patrick and brads relationship, how things got where they were. Even though more americans 46% have seen the 1962 adaptation of to kill a mockingbird starring gregory peck than have read the book, it comes in as the seventh most popular movie. All the differences between the fault in our stars book. Movies that are better than their books the mary sue. The derry in the blockbuster is arguably even more harsh and sinister than the one in stephen kings book present from. The book is very much playing with fairy tale tropes in a much more satirical and dark way than the movie, but the movie is perfect from start to finish. And many people will watch a movie adaptation without having read the book that originally inspired it. But sometimes, the movie is actually more entertaining than the book, other times the movie is nothing like the book. How the movie differs from the book its based on and why its better alex garlands adaptation runs the risk of alienating diehard fans of jeff vandermeers novel, but.
Unlimited powers a book has unlimited imaginary powers and so does a film. Plus when children read from an early age, they are thaught to read quickly and search things in a book way much more quickly than their peers. Mar 27, 2020 the book gave readers a better look at what happened during patrick and brads relationship, how things got where they were. But at the end of the day, movies films are always better than books novels because of the following factors. The relationship was almost toxic, and the book did much better at conveying that.
In the books you only really saw what was happening with katniss and her immediate. The longrunning series in which readers answer other readers questions on subjects ranging from. Ready player one proves the movie can be better than the book. Fifty shades freed the movie is great fun, regardless of how familiar you are with the book. But the only difference being a book can be a personal experience while a film has to be partially a. Feb 19, 2018 is the book always better than the film adaptation. The biggest difference in movie viewers versus book readers was with the silence of the lambs, which 46% more americans had seen the adaptation. As much plot as there is in the movie version of forrest gump, the film wisely cut a ton of material from the book, much of which is totally batshit. A movie might be 20 30 dollars and a book might be 1020 dollars. This is an accurate representation of a book versus a movie. The derry in the blockbuster is arguably even more harsh and sinister than the one in stephen kings book. Some people will prefer reading books and other will prefer watching movies. This is a tough question because in most cases i find that the people who enjoyed the book they read, find it incredibly difficult to keep a truly open mind about the movie.
John iadarola and hannah cranston debate this age old question using science. Its possible that it was just too much to cram into the limited time of the movie, but i think it could have been done better. The movie was better the book was better they were both good they were both bad i have not seen the movie i have not read the book i have not read the book or seen the movie divergent. It was so, so much better than its prequel, percy jackson and the lightning thief, and stuck so much closer to the book something that obviously made me exceptionally happy. When it comes to movie adaptations of books, the views are hugely polarizing. The movie is a decent book to movie translation, but it still cant touch the book.
Jun 20, 2018 theres contention over whether you should read the book or see the movie first heres a case for annihilation. Music has vinyl and writing has books, but movies dont offer a physical object that offers an emotional connectionunless you want to count the campiness of vhs tapes. Interesting horror movies based on stephen kings books. The fact that someone can manipulate you thoughts and feeling with symbols on a page, is remarkable. The book really is better than the movie the washington post. The book includes many other themes besides the glaring racial struggles portrayed in the film. But the coen brothers tell that story quite a bit differently. You obviously cant get every detail of an entire novel into a roughly 2 hour time frame. It also did a good job of launching the movie fandom without the success of. Lots of amazing books have been turned into movies, and lots of great movies started life as books, so now its time to decide, which is better for these. Amy i like the diary of a wimpy kid movies directed by thor freudenthal better than i like the books written by jeff kinney. And, any other movies that you think were better than the book, sound off. For those who have both read the book and seen the movie, it is pretty much consensus that the book is better than the movie.
Its difficult to shoehorn a books numerous plot points, and beloved characters, into 90120 minutes of running time. Both will lock horns on any new book to movie adaptation and gore will fly. View results view results go back and vote go back and vote. In a movie, yes, there is art, but authors master the art of words.
Is it true that the book is always better than the movie. Sep 11, 2017 6 things the it movie did better than the miniseries eric eisenberg. The storywithinastory plot line of the grandfather reading to his grandson was portrayed much better on film than it was in the book, and for that reason, the princess bride movie wins. Oct 02, 20 its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. Book is much better than movie, because it lets you escape from the real world to you own. Yet, some of these masterpieces prove that with the right director and screenplay, sometimes the movie is better than the book. But sometimes its nice to see the directors interpretation of a film, especially if theres a particular scene in a book that you just would love a visual of it. I have compiled a list of some of the very interesting books that have a movie that has come outwill come out this year. We, humans, are social creatures and therefore love a good story.
Nov 06, 20 it was so, so much better than its prequel, percy jackson and the lightning thief, and stuck so much closer to the book something that obviously made me exceptionally happy. So go out to your nearest booksamillion and get something to read. The longrunning series in which readers answer other readers questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound. The 20 most extreme cases of the book was better than the. There is another interesting phenomena and that is a section of the population that enjoy both equally. No booktofilm adaptation is perfect, but for a long time, harry potter fans have felt that the philosophers stone was the closest to perfect that fandom got.
Adapting a wellloved book into a movie is a risky if lucrative business. Mar 30, 2017 the book includes many other themes besides the glaring racial struggles portrayed in the film. And certainly plenty of books have received the screen treatment. Filmmakers, consider this your cheat sheet for bringing bookbased movies more up to snuff. Nov 19, 2015 the debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years. The movie was better the book was better they were both good they were both bad i have not seen the movie. Top ten reasons movies are better than books thetoptens. There are the people that feel they get more of the story from the book and those who wait for the movie to tell them the story. Its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. But the coen brothers tell that story quite a bit differently than author cormac mccarthy. Steven spielbergs ready player one plays a little fast and loose with ernest clines 2011 novel.
Below, six reasons books almost always take the cake. I definitely love and agree that a book is better than the movie. The movie is a decent booktomovie translation, but it still cant touch the book. How the movie differs from the book its based on and why its better alex garlands adaptation runs the risk of alienating diehard. Im sure youve heard that the book is always better than the movie and in most cases, i would agree. Its accepted wisdom that, for the most part, the book is better than the movieand thats even more true when said book is a minted literary classic. The 20 most extreme cases of the book was better than the movie. Like it or not, there are some movies that are better than their books. 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. The time has finally arrived the fault in our stars is out in theaters now. Sep 11, 2019 its accepted wisdom that, for the most part, the book is better than the movieand thats even more true when said book is a minted literary classic. Nov 18, 2015 the i liked the movie, but it wasnt as good as the book shtick is that for me. While reading the book i felt jack was a close friend and i started caring for him.
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