Books..

[Karavi]

While I was sitting here trying to think of a decent discussion so I could indulge myself into another task seeing as I have nothing better to do with my time I realized that the reason I have nothing to do with my time is because I've read every single one of my books..

So - To the point. (Mandy's rant #1):

I've noticed that some people of today are rarely into books. I'm betting it has the further reasoning of "tv" and if anything of any importance is put into a book, it will later be made into a movie of some sort..

Well.. I've come to the realization that most of my favorite books are indeed, movies. This has on some terms made me upset, but on the other hand it's interesting to see some of the books I love on screen and see others acting them out. On the other hand, it loses some of its touch.. Because, everyone imagines a book their own way, see things in a different light. To have something make it a definite leaves out that curiosity factor about it that leaves you thinking about many things in the end.

Example #1: Harry Potter.. Sure, some may call it "childish", but when I first picked it up I was maybe 11 or 12, and since then I've grown quite fond of the series, while at first I was really hesistant and had no interest in it whatsoever. I see many people bashing and putting it down for no apparent reason, or mainly because they think it's immature. The popularity of the books is furthered by the movies.. It didn't start off as a movie, but some got their first glimpse of how it is when they first saw the movie. Then they go on to judge the book by the movie.. The movie was great, yet, again.. I was slightly displeased by the fact that I couldn't quite imagine what might be and such.

Now I've noticed a lot of people not wanting to read because of the movies.. Saying it's a waste of time since they can see it on a screen.. While that may be true in some sense, it also degrades some of the more important factors in the book. Seeing as, in movies, it doesn't give huge explanations on what the person is thinking, or what exactly they're feeling.... Which are some of the great things about them... But why did they have to be made into movies? J.K. Rowling is now even richer than the Queen of England, and it kind of shows me a sign of greed. At least, though, the books haven't lost their touch with the latest installment of The Order of the Phoenix.. Proving to be even better than the last 4... And in some way, the movies have made the books sell even more.

Example #2: Another great series, The Lord of the Rings... I don't see why they put this into a more movie manner either. While, sure, it works well in movies, they were so much better in the books. And for some strange reason now we have all of these LotR masters popping up saying they read all of the books, yet having absolutely no clue about them other than what's been said in the movies.

Many other books have become movies, of course... But most of the people who had graduated from my old high school didn't know how to read, and hated reading in general. A lot of people are wretched in English, while most of it is generally reading. I personally never used to watch tv.. I was always a book nerd, and huge on school (hell, I still am..) and I think that since my parents were the same as I was, it helped me a lot. And because of books I've reached a further height of intelligence.

While I know not everyone can get into reading, I think that more people could, and it's really depressing that a lot of people rely on the tv for all of their information or outlet to further things, when you can get everything from a book. Or maybe I'm just old-fashioned and/or a huge geek. =P My point is though: A lot of people today have proven to me that they have no desire to do things that may assist them in the future. And everyone I talked to who couldn't read in my old school said it was because they thought that books were useless and pointless. Go figure...

To further my rant: Today, a library in a neighboring town took every single book with any witchcraft or 'magic' in it saying that it was too immature for their libraries. =( It really pissed me off, and I suppose that this is the reason why I'm bringing a lot of this up.. Movies don't really let your imagination flow like a book does, and it's sad that people always go to movies or tv for that, for a definite view. I've always seen books as something that resembles online communication, while you know what's going on.. You have to imagine what's on the other side of the other person's computer screen, kinda like imagining scenery and such in a book. But even people online don't get that. So I guess it's a moot point to try and explain.

I know some of that might not be understandable or rambled together.. So I'll explain more later on.

:D

[dementia]

So you're saying Books > Movies, and Movies based on books = crap?

I could not have said it better myself.

[Karavi]

^Exactly. :D

I just hate how people ruin a lot of the imagination factor put into books by making them into movies, it really downplays the quality.. In my opinion..

[Sup Eddie]

It is true alot of people feel that they do not have to the time to read books anymore but if they sit down and look at their lives they do.

I also believe that it is the school systems getting lax. They are not forcing kids to read enough.

[Karavi]

I have a job, 2 sports I'm in, driver's ed, and can finish an 870 paged book in less than a week along with all that... I'd say people have the time to read if they wanted to. But they rarely ever do.

Even in English.. Teachers only ask kids to look up answers in a book or something, but rarely ever to read it.. Then they review it, so you don't even have to read it anyway to get the answers. I've actually dealt with that all through school.... I didn't know proper grammar until I got online and started reading more because the teacher's didn't even know it..

[BugenhagenXIII]

Finally, someone who agrees with me on the Lord of the Rings movies. They were great movies, no doubt about it, but the books were infinitely better. Besides, they left out Tom Bombadil. I personally try to read as much as possible. I still have five books to read this summer. Only two of them (The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and an english poetic translation of Virgil's Aeneid) are required. The other three are purely for pleasure.

I personally can't stand not have something to read. Whenever I find I've read all my books, I immediatle go out and get two more.

[code]

I agree with all of your points, Karavi. I play 4 sports in school, I have a job, and I'm also responsible for doing summer reading this summer, and I managed to take 3 days and read Harry Potter 5. And i don't base movies and books together...they're always different.

[Haver]

I read when I feel like it.

[Flip]

i love books and who ever said harry potter was childish needs a slap

[Ethan]

Damn, I need to get a new book. Read Harry Potter in 4 days. Good points. I actually read the whole LOTR trilogy BEFORE the movies started so I could reference between the two. Same with Harry Potter. I also like to watch the movies.

[littleslugger]

the only book i take my time to read is series of unfortunate events

[Tommy]

Will you just stop bumping old threads? It's against the rules, this is your warning.