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Why “The Book Is Always Better” Is An Ignorant Statement

09.12.2014

I know, what a harsh thing to say.  But I'm about to get my rant on, so get ready. I am just so tired of people comparing books to their movie adaptions.  I am sososososososososososososo done with this.  Yes, movie adaptions are based on the overall plot of the book, but they are completely different pieces.  Things that work well in a book, (metaphors, description, ect) don't exactly work well in movie narration.  Movies are visual, so things sometimes need to be omitted.  Also, things get … Read more»

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