Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for November 07, 2008
Transcript:
Val: Holly, you can't substitute the movie version for a book you're supposed to read. Holly: Why not?? Val: They're not the same thing! One is literature... the other is... entertainment. Well, I mean, it's... Holly: Not your most convincing argument.
Movies are more pre-packaged entertainment, which means the packaging has to target you well or it misses you. Books are more audience-engaging, often rise above the society for which they were written, and engage the imagination more.