Books or Movies
books, such as scenery, can be presented in a few seconds in a movie. In books, this may require many words. In a movie, one picture is indeed worth a thousand words. On the other hand, many feelings or thought descriptions are not as easy to present in a movie.
While reading a book, the reader has the freedom to imagine the characters as they like while in a movie, the director and the casting crew will make that choice for the viewers. This often leaves big gaps between the choices. There is a whole industry of casting whose job is to find the actors that are most likely to fit into most people’s imagination of the characters, but even the best selections cannot fit everyone’s style.
When comparing books to full length movies, there is always the dilemma about which parts to include or omit. In films like Eragon, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings,
