2006-07-12 22:08:02 · 37 answers · asked by i crave yours 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Their both great, they're just different.
Movies are a feast for the senses and Books call on your own imagination.
2006-07-12 22:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Penta Jaye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The book usually. Even movie makers love the book so much they decided to make the movie. Or at least they know that lots of people love the book, and so the movie's likely to get big too. Sometimes, people write the book after a movie is a success, in that case, I think the movie is better, but it's not as common as success book first.
2006-07-12 22:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by Akai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah good question, it really depends on how the movie interpreted the book, but based from experience because of limited time, if i am right i think a normal movie runs for only only 2-3 hrs, which limits the movie maker to capture only the significant parts of the book. And if they miss considering a part that is significant to the reader, it would be disappointing. And if we readers dislike the actors that potrayed the characters in the book, or they are not as what we have imagined them while reading the book is also disappointing. SO i guess the Book is better, but its nice to have/watch a movie based on it, it only tells us the Book is great.
2006-07-12 22:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by Haynaku 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely the book. I love watching movies, but when it is of a book I have read, it often doesn't live up to my expectations.
Examples are Lord of The Rings - the movie was ace, but not quite as spectacular as I'd imagined it when I read the book (some years ago now..) - and also Da Vinci Code - I haven't seen the film, but I can tell from the trailers that it just isn't what I had imagined when I read the book.
Sometimes, when it is a book I have really enjoyed, I deliberately avoid watching the movie, so that I can keep my own image of the story!
2006-07-12 22:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by Krissyinthesun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which movie or book it is I suppose. I hate it when you read a good book then the movie has a completely different ending
(like Pretty in pink) or an excellent book is turned into an awful movie (DaVinci Code). I do always try to read the book first before seeing a movie though -when it's possible. My son is dead excitedat the moment because his favourite all-time book Eragon by Christopher Paolini is being made into a film - I really hope the little guy isn't disappointed!
The why part is simple - books play more on your imagination, relax you, educate you and bring you into the story personally. Movies entertain you. Both have their merits.
2006-07-12 22:14:55 · answer #5 · answered by Mrsdanieljackson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Usually the book goes into better detail, although some people prefer seeing the action happen. Movies are meant to entertain in a somewhat short amount of time so there could be details from the book that aren't in the movie that someone who has read the book would notice.
2006-07-12 22:12:52 · answer #6 · answered by Kool-Aid Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the book. Because they are longer and they have to be more descriptive because it's a book. They have to paint a picture for you in your mind of what is going on. Like for example the Harry Potter movies. I bet you the books are 10 times better than the movies are. But I'm a lazy bastard. So I just watch the movies.
2006-07-12 22:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by The_Answer_Man™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually prefer the book to the movie. With the book, you can decide what a character will look like, etc. Sometimes the movie leaves out parts of the book or add stuff in that shouldn't be there but they do it for sex appeal and such.
Besides, who would have pegged Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon in the Da Vinci Code?
2006-07-13 02:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by worldglobetrottergirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy reading the book first. Than the movie. The book gives more details. They cut to much out of a movie. So I guess my answer is BOOK
2006-07-13 02:23:26 · answer #9 · answered by ASTORROSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book! Because:
It is more extensive,(No movie can afford to be that long)
Movie cant delve into the mind of a character like a book does
Books let you use your own imagine and picturise the world depicted in words.... Movies have limited scope and we have to be content seeing that.
Movies get over in about 2 hours, but most books take longer to finish.
You can leave a book at a point and continue later without any hassles, try viewing a movie in parts!!!
Enuff i guess???
2006-07-13 00:31:36 · answer #10 · answered by nice_libra_guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book always is better than the film about the book. This is because the expression of the writer is often difficult to convert to action because writing is by inspiration. Apart from this, the budget for a film will always force some details out. Another point is that the film is always of momentous entertainment unlike the book where the creativity ability of the reader is improved upon.
To prove my points please read and watch "the rising sun".
2006-07-12 23:34:56 · answer #11 · answered by Sage_Learner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋