“The book did it better than the movie” a commonly heard phrase around the theater after the movie ends.
Books and movies can be in two different settings, but still of the same story. When reading a book, the reader has to use their imagination to create a visual image from the words contained in the book. But in movies, the pictures are right there for someone to see and understand more of what’s happening in the story.
Books are also a written form of storytelling, and movies are a visual form of storytelling. The imagination of the viewer is not required since the movie maker has already created the image, they want the audience to have seen. Books and movies differ in the level of details provided. In books, authors spend lots of time providing details of characters, events, objects, and places. With movies, there are no lengthy details used.
Movies don’t have to engage in detailed descriptions since a complicated image can be shown in a single shot movie.
Similarities books and movies have is that they both make great use of characters through who the story is being told. Characters are given personalities and used to fulfill the key elements of the story being told through the book or movie.
In some cases, it’s the characters that make the audience regard a movie or book as superior or inferior.
Books and movies are both sufficient means of telling a story. While both movies and books make use of different technology to communicate with an audience, they have some similarities. Includes the use of stories and the reliance on characters to tell the story or plot. However, books and movies have major differences in terms of the level of imagination required of the audience and the use of details.
Overall, books and movies are important communication methods that play a good role in our society today.
