Books Vs Movie Adaptations

cynic

ani_d_s 22-7-2018 02:48 PM
Books are for the classes whereas movie adaptations are for the masses.
There are pros and cons to e ...

I feel the older Indian TV adaptations were better since they did not have the burden of ratings. DD was genuinely content oriented (and a lot controlling) unlike the channels these days that take the "creative liberty" to a whole new level.

Reminds me of Clive Barnes' quote I read the other day. Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.

jhsurti

ani_d_s 22-7-2018 02:48 PM
Books are for the classes whereas movie adaptations are for the masses.
There are pros and cons to e ...

Definitely Scared Games is a good one and one has hope that all is not lost to stretching-prolonging-unending tale. At least I am eagerly waiting for the second season of Scared Games.
Web series I think have been a boon.

cabrito

I prefer the book because in the movie adaptation all events cannot be shown.

ajinesk

I prefer books too. Although Rebecca by D. De Maurier is the only case where I would choose a movie over a book (movie by A. Hitchcock).

anisojaru7981

Book is best...movie adaptations often change the plot of the original book.

Jingur

For me it’s always the book. I remember reading the Shining by Stephen King in a an extremely crowded bus and still get scared. I watched the movie starring Jack Nicholson and felt it was a letdown.

leogirl

cynic 9-5-2018 09:52 PM
I agree about TV series. It has a lesser amount of time contraint.

Definitely TV series do more justice to books than movies can. Case in point-- i watched the Pride & Prejudice series by BBC and then the movie which stars Kiera Knightley as Eliza Bennet. There is simply no comparision between the 2.

Overall reading far surpasses the visual medium, the power of ones imagination and the beauty and lyrical quality of language to describe a setting is lost in the  visual medium and hence the beauty of written word is replaced. I would take reading over watching anyday!