From Pages to Pictures

I think most readers can agree on the fact the the book is ALWAYS better than its motion picture. Books involve the reader and allow them to use their creativity to have their own vision in their head for what the characters and settings in the story look like. Everyone has a different perception and interpretation of the book which upsets the readers when they watch the film version because the director's vision doesn't match theirs. In writing stories too, it gives the author no limitations and he could write as much or as little as he wants. In making a film, there are budgets and time restrictions which lead to scenes from bools being cut, sometimes even the most important. The qualities that make the movie good enough to be a representation of the story include a multitude of factors. One of the most important is to retain most of the events that occur or at least the most important. Readers definitely get upset when their favorite event does not get put into the film, or is not accurate to what actually happened. Another factor which is probably just as important is the cast. When a character on screen is nowhere near the description in the book or the visual in your head, it could irritate you. They also need to have accurate character development. If they don't act and speak how they do in the story, it also angers the reader. Accuracy counts. This also goes for setting as well. The setting interacts with the characters and their development. The setting needs to be accurate to also match the characters's traits that develop throughout the story. One last important detail that needs to be incorporated when going from pages to picture is theme and plot development along with sequencing. Once again, if events in the film version of a book are out of order, or just missing completely, it could derail the overall message or theme from the book. In short, books will 99.9% of the time be better than the movie due to the infinite interpretations and creativity used in the process of reading.