Movies vs Books

     Movies and books are two different things but they are also the same thing. A movie has a story and plot to follow and so does a book. The problem there is, when you're a reading a book that get's turned into a movie, the story and plot might change from there. Have you ever read an amazing book and then they announce it will be a movie, but when you see the movie, major things are missing? That has happened to me with several movies.

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     When reading The Help, it had the most amazing story of following a white female writer who wants to interview the help (African American women) for a book, and the book was based in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's. That was a very hard time because that was around the time when Kennedy was shot, making the African American population very nervous. It was very hard for this white female to interview the help, because if the white women the help were working for found out, they would be fired instantly. In the end, the woman did get her book written and what happened after that is what was vastly different in the movie. When the movie changes what happens after the book is released in the movie, it is taking away the plot and story point that I loved from the book.

     Being fair towards movies, I believe the reason movies have to take out details in books is because people don't want to watch a three or four hour movie. You go to movies because they are nice pass the time activity that you can stay awake for, but if it is a three or four hour movie you might find yourself dozing off or getting bored.

     With books you can read a 500 or 800 book and be able to take breaks from it or stop whenever you want. What I mean is that when reading a book you could read 5 chapters and set it down to come back to later. With movies you have to sit there for the entire one to two hours, maybe pause to fill up your popcorn or drink. Reading a book can be as long or short as you want, you can read a book in a day or 2 months, it all depends on you. To some people that might seem boring and take forever, but after reading a book you feel like you accomplished something and you can share the information from the book with other people.

     Movies can be perceived as the better option between choosing a movie or book, but if you really look at it, books are more interesting. The reason books are more interesting is because they are able to fit every little detail the writer wants, making it that much better. In movies you have to cut out parts to make the movie be at the right length. Movies are still a nice way to spend time but having a good book with you at all times is an even better way to pass the time.