Hey lovelies
It's time for the next guest post. The wonderful Amanda agreed to write a post for me and left the topic open for her. I'm so happy with the result, thank you so much gorgeous lady, that means a lot, xxx.
You'll find her blog here: http://adventuresfromthebookshelf.blogspot.co.uk
And now enjoy :)
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“The book was better!”
I was so happy when Simona asked me if I wanted to do a
guest post on her blog. I’d told her, that I’d be delighted! I’m still very new
to the book blogging scene, and I was surprised by how welcoming and friendly
everybody was on Twitter after my blog only being live for one evening! Simona
was one of the first people I met, and I’m thrilled to be contributing to her
blog.
I wanted to talk about movie adaptations of books, as
they are quite a lot of them coming out this year, and I love to keep on top of
the new film releases (particularly the ones with award buzz surrounding them!)
Although, as a lot of you will be familiar with, I am with the firm opinion
that the book is usually always so
much better! And here’s why...
Books have an amazing quality, one that is much superior
to any film, or any television adaptation. Books are inclusive and are so
personal to the reader. You can read the exact same book as your best friend,
and have completely differing opinions about how a character looks and how they
act. Whereas on a film, it’s just there,
it’s right in front of you. You don’t need to image what Katniss Everdeen looks
like, because Jennifer Lawrence is right there in front of you.
There is also a much weaker connection when watching a
film. You’re an observer. An outsider looking in. Whereas a book invites you
in, speaks to you directly, asks you to form opinions and attachments. It’s a
personal experience as you hear all of their fleeting thoughts, insecurities
and feelings. It’s all laid out for you in beautiful metaphors and imagery. I’m
not saying that this is always the case, and I adore watching films almost as
much as I love reading. At college I studied both film and English literature,
but I just feel that books are more suited to a person if they’re looking for
that individual connection with a character. Hands up if you’ve ever felt like
you’ve truly know and understood a character just because you’ve read about them. And hands up who’s been truly
disappointed by a film adaptation. (I’m looking at you Confessions of a
Shopaholic...)
Actually, let’s look at Shopaholic as an example, if I
would have watched the film first and based my opinion on the book, and Sophie
Kinsella’s writing on the film alone, I doubt I would have given the Shopaholic
series a second glance. Whereas, the Shopaholic books are probably my favourite
book series. They’re definitely my favourite books in the chick lit category.
It’s surprising how different the book, and film adaptation can be!
With this in mind, if I am looking forward to seeing a
film, I shall try my hardest to read the book first. I am going to use this
helpful article on Buzzfeed (
) as a guide for my 2014 viewing/reading. It lists some
of the major films coming out this year that are based on books. And any that I
think I may want to watch on the big screen, I’m going to read the book first!
I’ve already read a few of them, and I can throughly
recommend Gone Girl andThe Fault Within Our Stars. And I’m
close to finishing This is Where I Leave
You as well. Let me know what films and books you’re looking forward to
this year. My usual home is at Adventures from the Bookshelf (http://adventuresfromthebookshelf.blogspot.co.uk), or you
can tweet me @amandajtweets.
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