I can't decide which is better! (lol)
2007-09-21 02:45:24 · 21 answers · asked by Audra 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Tough one... very tough.
Most Tolkien lovers will tell you the book.
I think both are great in their own rights. The book because it makes your fantasy soar and takes you away into other worlds.
The films are great because they allow you to relive the stories within a few hours and dive into that world without going through an entire book - and without destroying what the books have built up in your head. The film makers have probably created the best representation of a book I've ever seen ( and I read a lot) and for the first time, a film has also surpassed many of the visuals I imagined while reading.
It's added another dimension to the story and the film images keep popping up and enrich my reading experience when I re-read the book.
Definitely a draw for me.
2007-09-21 02:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by xajide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, I don't want to be sacrilegious here (OK, so it's not REALLY sacrilege) but this is actually a hard question. I will go with the books, because they are amazing, and they don't have Frodo sending Sam away once they're on the Tall Stair above Minas Morgul. That is my main problem with the movies. Otherwise, I LOVE the movies a lot. What I like about the movies more than the books is that the characters (especially Gandalf) seem more emotional (as in, they have more emotions). However, despite this, I am going with the books.
2007-09-21 05:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by MinaMay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books, hands down. In movies you see the things happen but you can't hear what they are thinking. In a book you can read what they are thinking and and feeling, the author can describe things in a way that just a picture can't. Like watching a movie that has an alley in it in a movie you see it dirty, has trash cans, trash that sort of thing you don't pay as much attention to it as you do the actors. In the book the author may say they they are thinking they have been in that alley before and it was, cleaner or dark, or more scary or something happened to them in it. That they are scared that
something will happen again. If your actors are running or trying to sneak up on someone they are not going to be holding a conversation where the one tells about being in that alley before. The same kind of thing happens all through books, adding that little something extra. Many times if we see a movie, we will read the book too, but if you read the book first you will most likely be disappointed in the movie. They just can't make a movie with every detail that is in the books, it would be way to long and way to expensive. Besides with a book if the weather is bad, hot cold, rainy, you don't have to get dressed to go out, pajamas or old sweats are just fine. Snacks are much cheaper, you don't miss anything if you need to potty. There is no noisy kid three rows back, no one sits in front of you or beside you and smacks as they eat. You don't have to wonder what you just stepped on as you get to your seat. You haven't had to pay for parking, the dim-wit next to where you park next to isn't going to open his door too hard and dent you door. See why I think books are so much better? I do like the movies but I wait for them to get to the rental place or on the boob-tube, then I can still have all the benifits of being home and comfortable. I save going out for being with friends where we can talk and laugh
and have a good time. Can't do that in the movies.
2007-09-21 03:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by WACVET75 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the LOTR may be the one exception to the rule that books are always better. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book, but the movies were just awesome.
2007-09-21 05:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by omichels24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both awesome! The books are better than the movie they always are. But I recognise that in the movie when the Rohhirims charged against the orcs in LOTR: The Return of The King made me go wild! It was extremely good! It made my adrenaline go high!
2007-09-21 03:50:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books were way better. With your imagination you could see the story in a better fashion than the movie portrayed. There was so much left out of the Movies. They were good, even real good, but not the books.
2007-09-21 03:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the others--both are done beautifully.. but it's sort of like comparing apples and oranges in this case. Sometimes the movie industry does a really crappy job of making a film out of a book, and though in the case of the LotR it was necessary for them to make changes in order for it to "work" as a movie, it was done well in my opinion.
So, in a nutshell, I love them both!
Hey, if you can, try to find a copy of the BBC Radio Drama version of LotR at your local library. It's NOT an audiobook, but an acted-out version on radio. It's AWESOME! Especially if you listen to it in the dark, you can really feel like you're right there in the story.
2007-09-21 03:03:52 · answer #7 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest I always thought that the book was always better than the movie....exceot for LOTR......the movie's put the war of helm's deep and minas tirith amongst other things into great detail which I think the book lacks......don't get me wrong though...LOTR is a great book to read...really like it.
2007-09-21 03:24:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books engage the imagination in a way that movies do not....and create a different type of brain wave...
Movies are social events if done at the show....
Books by their very nature are a solitary experience....
Each have their place but I admit to a certain disappointment when the movie does not remain loyal to the book...
2007-09-21 02:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Patti_Ja 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books are always better than the movies.
2007-09-21 02:59:36 · answer #10 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋