This weeks Booking Through Thursday combines two of my favorite topics, Books and Movies.Let's delve right in.Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie?
In a sense I have the same expectations from a movie than I do from a book. Entertainment. A picture of a fantasy come to life. A Suspense that makes me hold my breath. A thriller that has me tapping my feet with nerves. A Happy Ever After.
The difference between a book and a movie is that with the movie I rely on someone elses imagination to bring things to life and I can sit back and just enjoy their efforts. With a book, it's all on me. There are times when I do a better job in the imagination arena and when a book moves to film, I am sooo disapointed I don't follow any more of the series in that media (ie. Eragon) but then you have a time when the film is so well done, you will never pick up the book again (ie Jane Austen Book Club & Lord of the Ring Trilogy). And then you have those films that come from a screenplay and not an adaptation. You are completely at the mercy of the creative team and you go to be swept away (ie, X-files, Ironman, Sex and the City).
I was watching Oprah yesterday and she was saying how we, as individuals, find oursleves happy but not doing things that make us Happy. My sister and I originally agreed with the statement. Then on further thought I realized that I do things that make me happy just not based on some archaic definintion of 'Happy'. Reading makes me happy. I laugh and cry and invest myself emotionally in my reading. Movies give me the same sensation.
I will walk into a movie and (if it's a good movie) I will walk out with endorphines running rampant. I don't have to go skiing or go to a concert or go on a vacation to a far off land to be happy. I can do all that from the warmth of my home with a book in hand or a good movie on the TV. Wow, I've just diverge from this week's topic.
Do I want something different from a movie than from a book? No. I want to walk out of the movie with the same smile I get after turning the last page on a great book.
What about you? Do you expect something different from a Movie than from a Book?
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5 comments:
Yes, I think "happy ever after" is really what I expect of books and films, too. Or at least what I hope for.
So you liked the film of "Jane Austen Book Club"? I'm sort of nervous about it - I've got the DVD but haven't been brave enough to watch yet. I really enjoyed the book and don't know if I'm ready to have my imaginary movie version messed with.
Definitely better than the book. i know, hard to believe but the book was just OKay for me, but the movie was wonderful!
Some great books and films are unhappy!
I avoid the 'unhappy' books/movies like the plague!! LOL1
No, I don't expect the same things from a book than from a movie. My expectations for a movie can be summed up in two hours of distraction and mindlessness. My expectations for a book are really much higher. I expect it to really keep my mind busy. To make me guess who the bad guy is, how those characters are going to overcome their differences and mend a relationship...who is going to end up with who...who is going to get the ax and so forth. I look for movies to provide candy for the eyes. In books I look for "mind" candy. =)
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