Books versus Movies

Age777 · Post by **Age777** » 01 Oct 2013, 01:06

Can you list book/movie combos and which you liked more?
Why?
What parts made you like one more than the other?
Or did you like them both but for different reasons?

Bananacat · Post by **Bananacat** » 01 Oct 2013, 03:37

There are too many movie/book combos that I like to name them all but they include the Harry Potter Series, The Lord of the Rings and the Jane Austen movies.
I can't decide which I prefer, the book or the movie because there are parts in in the movies that I prefer to the same parts in the books but there are also parts in the books that I prefer to the way that it was done in the movie. For example in the Harry Potter movies, the 6th Book, the Half Blood Prince, there is a scene where Harry acts on his feelings for Giny: this is a scene where I prefer the way that Rowling has written it in the book to the way that it is done in the movie. However in the Lord of the Rings there is a scene that I prefer in the movie to the book version ie. the fact that in the movie Aragron doesn't want to be king, I like the scene in the Return of the King when Elrond gives Aragron the Sword, this isn't in the book though.

L_Therese · Post by **L_Therese** » 01 Oct 2013, 21:04

Most of the time, I rate books over their movie counterparts. (If a book is a movie derivative, that is reversed ALWAYS.) Some exceptions to the rule include:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Lassie Come Home
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court/ A Knight in Camelot (Whoopi Goldberg)
Homeward Bound

For these, I would encourage watching the movie and forgetting about the book.

rainydayrun · Post by **rainydayrun** » 03 Oct 2013, 12:26

I prefer the book usually. The Twilight movies were really really bad. Choppy editing or bad direction with no sense of cohesion. The Hunger Games was Okay but the book was better. World War Z the movie was worth watching and different from the book which was just also great. I can't wait to see a movie based on a book that I love but, the story is always better in my imagination.

SarahPapesh · Post by **SarahPapesh** » 04 Oct 2013, 15:03

I typically prefer the book to the movie. If I watch a movie to closely to finishing the book, I always feel as if the story is rushed. I think that the movie-version inevitably leaves something out that displeases a fan of the book, so the reader will never fully be satisfied with the movie. That said, I have watched movies that I did not know were books and then went and read them and they influenced my perception and interpretation of the book, some even to the point where I preferred the movie. The Green Mile being one of them.

I have to be honest, though. I love it when a book is made into a movie - it takes the story and brings it to life. I know I read the book and I know how everything will end, but it just gives it a magical quality by taking someones imagination and words and turning into film.

cathjade · Post by **cathjade** » 05 Oct 2013, 08:39

I prefer books, didn't like The Twilight movies, even The Hunger Games was good but the book was better, I feel like free tto imagine when I read.

CattieA · Post by **CattieA** » 05 Oct 2013, 09:26

There are so many movies out there that I didn't even know started out as books. But the best I know of where I did read the books and seen the movies is the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Hobbit. I think those three were the best at sticking to the book when they were made. There are other movies like the Hunger Games that I seen the movie but I'm still not sure I want to read the books. And then you have Beautiful Creatures that took on its own story and I was very disappointed in that. I was also disappointed in City of Bones I thought that would stick close to the book but sadly the did not. So I hope with the delay in filming City of Ashes the writers will redeem themselves.

tracy19 · Post by **tracy19** » 05 Oct 2013, 09:30

I normally prefer the books to the movies

hira0000 · Post by **hira0000** » 05 Oct 2013, 19:11

I prefer books as well. The only movie that I think was well done in all its respects was Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit has been a disappointment in some ways though I did enjoy it. Same with the Harry Potter series. And oh, your avatar pic reminds me Age777 that Howl's Moving Castle was extremely well done as well. I read the book after I fell in love with the movie, and greatly enjoyed reading it . So, both movie and book in that case.

Anandi Iyer Ghosh · Post by **Anandi Iyer Ghosh** » 06 Oct 2013, 20:42

Pride and Prejudice and The Lord of the Rings. I think that the latter is the only movie that is as good as the book. The others are all too bad (at least for me). The worst was Twilight! That put me off the book-movies completely.

SuperAP97 · Post by **SuperAP97** » 06 Oct 2013, 23:44

I honestly enjoyed the Hunger Games movie more than the book because of the added scenes we are exposed to. (The book was in first person so it was extremely limited).

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 07 Oct 2013, 03:36

For me, the best book-to-movie adaptations that come to mind were To Kill A Mockingbird and The Godfather (all of the first movie and the half of the second which was taken from the book).

Of course we are dealing with two different types of medium when comparing a book to the movie. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. With movies costing tens of millions of dollars to produce it is no wonder why every part of the book is not included. An author can say in one sentence something that would cost thousands of dollars to reproduce on the movie screen. So books can be more detailed. On the other hand, we can watch a movie and experience the entire story in 90 minutes whereas reading a book could take days or even weeks depending upon time available to read (Fran excepted).

talia_in · Post by **talia_in** » 14 Oct 2013, 02:29

The lightning thief was a great book! However the movie was okay. Many key points were missing .

jmalone1994 · Post by **jmalone1994** » 10 Dec 2013, 14:41

I have yet to find a book/movie pair where I loved the movie more

RobertManchester · Post by **RobertManchester** » 06 Aug 2014, 13:22

Age777 wrote:Can you list book/movie combos and which you liked more?
Why?
What parts made you like one more than the other?
Or did you like them both but for different reasons?

I think 9 out of 10 times I find the book is better I am not sure why maybe it's because I read the book first most the time and it's comes alive In my head in its own way then when they make it as a move it's just not the same