Comparison: visual way and imagination

There are always many differences between books and movies of a same story. Some of movies are true to the books, but some are not really. Today, I watched a movie named Opal dreams which is adapted from the book, Pobby and Dingan. The movie is quite different from the book. In my opinion, I like the book more.

First, there are numerous differences. For example, the movie deleted one of my favorite parts in the book. There is a plot in the book that Ashmol came to tell the preacher something about Pobby and Dingan. When I was reading this part of the book, I imagined that the preacher must be a kind old man. I expected to see how this character look like in the movie, but the movie never mentioned this character! Also, Ashmol in this movie is not as brave as the book. In the book, there are many conversations between Ashmol and his family. However, the conversations are deleted in the movie, especially the conversations between Ashmol and Kellyanne. In my opinion, some conversations can express Ashmol’s bravery and love to his family. The film only has a few conversations. That makes Ashmol not as brave as the book.

In my opinion, I like the book more. The scenes in the book are invisible, so we can imagine them as what we like them to be. However, the movie is like what the directer liked. Thus, the scenes are different from what I thought. Also, the book has a richer content. The directer must consider the length of the film, so he must delete something. For me, I’d like to see a detailed story, so I like the book.

There are numerous differences between the movie and the book. The movie tells the story as a visual way, and the book gives us space to imagine. Both of them are excellent, but I like to read the book rather than watch the movie.