I know theres alot of people who loves movies and alot of people who love reading books- and even both. But for Harry Potter, which do you prefr doing and why?
2006-07-07 18:21:57 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i love reading the books. i think it lets me use my imagination to recreate the world in my own opinion and i'm not forced to see things the way other people do. plus the movies leave out a lot of the little details that make the books so much fun to read. that said, the movies are also a joy to watch because it's nice to sit back and relax and let someone else put all the images together for you (and the good music and cute actors are always a good thing).
2006-07-07 18:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by acwahine 2 · 10⤊ 3⤋
I think it's better to read it. The films do help flesh out characters and the wizarding world but the last 2 films are veering away slightly from the books under the new diretor(s). It's good that I can finally put a true face on Harry, Ron and Hermoine with Daniel, Rupert and Emma but none of the characters except McGonagall (who I think is just right played by Maggie Smith) are what I imagined they'd look like. Why hasnt dumbledore got a bent nose and why hasn't Moody got a horrible dis-figured face.
On the whole I'd say that the books are better and they explain the stories alot better than the films (imagine condensing 750-ish pages of Order of the Pheonix into a 2 or 3 hour movie without losing much of the plot. It isn't possible.
2006-07-07 18:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by netherlands4eva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i imagine this may be puzzling to respond to for a not basic fan...both the e book and the films have their personal strengths. i believe i'm independent between the films and the books for the first 3 parts. in reality, i believe area 2 became o.k. made action picture (the scene the position Tom Riddle writes on air "i'm Lord Voldermort" became amazingly dramatized contained in the action picture and became only fleetingly referenced contained in the e book) and area 3 (Askaban) became actual a complicated e book with each and each and every of the time travels fantastically pulled off the Mexican director Cuaron. the first 3 books were smaller and the films succinct. From e book 4 onwards the films do no longer do each and each and every of the justice to the e book inasmuch as no longer each and everything that the books explains in 500-650 pages should be quite made right into a 2- 2.5 hour action picture. This has e book readers aghast at understanding better than what the action picture is providing and hence no twist or marvel. on the performing the front, Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of Voldermort did not horrify me so a procedures and the late Richard Harris became a a procedures better Dumbeldore than Michael Gambon, howvever Alan Rickman (the villian contained in the first Die not basic action picture) has me rivetted. i'm searching ahead to the action picture rendition of e book 6 which will learn in flashbacks, includes pathos and the demise of the saintly Dumbeldore.
2016-11-30 20:28:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading, exactly reading! Because:
1- The books are more beautiful than the movies,
2- The movies are wrong and ignore some of the best parts of the books,
3- You can't understand any thing from the movies without reading the books.
2006-07-08 00:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For Harry Potter, it is better to read the book. Not that I am against seeing the movies, they are good but not as good as the book. One, in the book there is a lot of characters and also lots of scene that the movies cut out which is quite annoying when you think about it again. And two, when you read a book, you could always let your imagination fly, think about it as your own world and create the characters in your own way but according to the book, of course.
2006-07-08 02:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by diana 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the Potter series to make sense you must read the books. The movies cut out a LOT of things that help explain the characters and their motivations better. If you didnt read the books you wouldnt know exactly why Snape dislikes Harry and his father so much... thats just one example!
2006-07-07 20:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by genericritter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading the book is much better, the movies tend to cut out story line.. but that's because of time restraints and the books are kinda long. But, the cool thing about the movies is that sometime there are more details that were not mentioned in the book.
2006-07-07 18:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by tippydcan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading the books is better. Nothing like your imagination, right? It's also good to see the movie after you read the books, though. It helps you visualize things a little better. But still, the books are the best.
2006-07-07 18:56:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading, of course! You miss so much by only watching the movie--for example, the character of Peeves was kept out of the movies, and a lot of the humor between Fred and George was cut too. The movies are good, but the books let you in on more.
2006-07-07 18:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading is definitely better. You use your own mind. I am re-reading each of them in turn and it's still just as fun as the first time, even after seeing the films. They do try, but I'm sure for time reasons they have to leave a lot out and that eliminates a lot of nuances found in the books.
2006-07-07 18:28:05 · answer #10 · answered by curiousfurious 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definately better to read the books, than to watch the movies. I have yet to see a movie that was as good as the book it is based on.
2006-07-08 02:55:53 · answer #11 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋