Books Vs Movies
May 16th, 2005
When it comes to either watching movies or reading books the latter is, by far, the better option. In countless situations books have been made into movies but in each instance the book prevails. There are many reasons for this but the strongest factor is imagination.
For example, in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey the setting takes place on a ward in a hospital. In the movie the picture is clear. Just a hospital with mental patients strolling around; doctors, nurses and aides going about their duties. Not a very important factor. In the book, however, this plays an extremely significant role. The book lets the reader feel what it’s like to be inside the body and mind of a mental patient. The author does this by describing intense hallucinations the narrator, Bromden, experiences. One of these hallucinations is what he calls the combine. Bromden sees the ward as part of this huge syndicate that works on people and turns them into......
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