Compare and Contrast- reading a novel or watching the story through movie

Novels are now being made into movies. There are many books which have been made into a movie. Most of the famous and interesting books are made into movies and their ratings is high. For example, all of the Harry Potter novels are made into movies and there are many fans that enjoy it. Some people even collect the whole movie series. On the other hand, some still prefer the original version which is the novel version. There are also certain types of people who read the novel and also watch the movie as they really like the story. 

  The first difference between reading a novel or watching a movie which is being made from the novel is the original story flow. When we read a novel, we will read every single part which means that we knew exactly what is happening in the story whereas in a movie, some parts which are found in the book is not there. This shows that the story is practically incomplete as certain parts of the story are missing. This might be because there is not enough time to show the whole story without cutting some parts. Therefore, this causes the story to lose some of its original story line due to limited time.

  In addition, another difference is reading a book makes us to think more and enhance our imagination compared to watching a movie which already has its own flow. When a person reads a book, he or she will be able to think out of the box as they are anticipating the story flow. The reader will also imagine the characters of the book according to their way of thinking but in a movie, the audience has to watch and accept the characters accordingly because the characters are played by specific actors and actresses. This will indirectly set a barrier for the audiences to enhance their imagination hence prevent them from thinking further as in the movies, every position of character and the settings of places are already provided.

  Moreover, reading a book helps us to enhance our language compared to watching a movie. This is because when we read a book, we will notice many new words which is something different as it may not be the type of words that we usually use in our daily life. Learning new words increases one’s vocabulary range. Sometimes, a person might not be able to understand the meaning of a word but when he or she read the whole sentence again, they will be able to picture the meaning and soon understand the meaning of the word. 

  On the other hand, books can be brought everywhere whereas movies is normally much convenient to watch at a big screen. When we are waiting for bus to come at the bus stop, we can flip open the book and began enjoying the story. This shows the convenience of books compared to movies.