Some of us love books…some of us love movies…and some of us have
time for neither.
But what happens when a book is made into a movie?
Almost never would any one find a movie meeting their
expectations if they have read the book version.
You see reading a book requires a lot of patience and
concentration and it fuels up our imagination. [Actually this bulk of
effort often acts as a deterrent to book reading. Watching a movie does not
consume so much energy and people often dump books in favour of movies. ]
Let’s delve into our psyche while reading a book. As we read
we visualize the described imagery and the events occurring in the book. So in
short when we read a book we subconsciously direct and watch the movie version
of it.
After that experience a movie version is bound to seem
insipid. We have already watched the movie!!! And that movie had been directed
by you, customized to suit your own whims and idiosyncrasies. No matter how
much the poor movie director tries to cater to the mindset of his audience it
is not possible for him to outdo the little directors sitting inside our heads.
In my life I have found only one movie which was better than
the book. The movie was directed by Satyajit Ray and I had read the story after
watching the movie.
To this day I don’t know whether it was Ray’s sheer caliber
which made the movie a better experience or was it because I had read the story
later.
Verdict for today? If you want to enjoy a movie do not read
the book and if you have already enjoyed the book then don’t waste your time
and money by watching the movie.
