Just like there are die hard fans of particular genres and of specific stories - both in movies and books - I have found that a good deal of folks either swear that books are better than their movie counterparts and those that think people of that persuasion are crazy 
For me, I normally prefer books to their filmed counterparts. I think the main reasons are that (1) when I read a book, I have a particular vision of what is going on that never seems to be depicted in the movies/tv show because for some reason, the director did not consult me
, plus I normally read the book before I see the movie - so I have that preconception of what I think the story is and (2) given that movies/tv shows have a time limit - they canāt possibly depict everything that is in the book, sometimes have to summarize, and in some cases - make changes to be more mass appealing/
However, there are a few times for me that this has not been the case. The first is the The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit - I equally enjoyed both the books and the movies (all versions that I have seen - even dating back to the 70ās when I was a kid).
And, there are two that I hands down loved the movie or the series and abhorred the book (which is hard for me to say because I absolutely love to read)ā¦ā¦The first is The Princess Bride - which I think the movie is a masterpiece. The book on the other hand (which I read years later) IMO does not do the story justice - and even though the movie and the book follow the same story line with little deviations (including character lines)ā¦ā¦somehow the book seems to miss the mark quite significantly.
The other is The Man in the High Castleā¦ā¦..it is an Amazon series which I really love the acting. Since it is less well knownā¦.the premise is that the US lost the war to the Germans and Japan and the country gets divided between the two - and Americans form a resistance. I donāt binge watch a lot of TV (I can think of only a handful of shows that met this mark for me)ā¦..but I did for the series. I was excited when I actually got the book (which was written years before the tv series) - which was like - wow, story lines the same and somehow the story in the book well, sucked the life out of the story like a Hoover vacuum cleaner (Do Hoovers even exist anymore? I may be dating myself)ā¦..
Anyway - those are my three example of the other side winning my vote. What are your examples? Do you prefer books or movies?
For me, I normally prefer books to their filmed counterparts. I think the main reasons are that (1) when I read a book, I have a particular vision of what is going on that never seems to be depicted in the movies/tv show because for some reason, the director did not consult me
, plus I normally read the book before I see the movie - so I have that preconception of what I think the story is and (2) given that movies/tv shows have a time limit - they canāt possibly depict everything that is in the book, sometimes have to summarize, and in some cases - make changes to be more mass appealing/However, there are a few times for me that this has not been the case. The first is the The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit - I equally enjoyed both the books and the movies (all versions that I have seen - even dating back to the 70ās when I was a kid).
And, there are two that I hands down loved the movie or the series and abhorred the book (which is hard for me to say because I absolutely love to read)ā¦ā¦The first is The Princess Bride - which I think the movie is a masterpiece. The book on the other hand (which I read years later) IMO does not do the story justice - and even though the movie and the book follow the same story line with little deviations (including character lines)ā¦ā¦somehow the book seems to miss the mark quite significantly.
The other is The Man in the High Castleā¦ā¦..it is an Amazon series which I really love the acting. Since it is less well knownā¦.the premise is that the US lost the war to the Germans and Japan and the country gets divided between the two - and Americans form a resistance. I donāt binge watch a lot of TV (I can think of only a handful of shows that met this mark for me)ā¦..but I did for the series. I was excited when I actually got the book (which was written years before the tv series) - which was like - wow, story lines the same and somehow the story in the book well, sucked the life out of the story like a Hoover vacuum cleaner (Do Hoovers even exist anymore? I may be dating myself)ā¦..
Anyway - those are my three example of the other side winning my vote. What are your examples? Do you prefer books or movies?
