Books are better than movies.

I look forward to an intense debate! Now, I would like to point out that Con has not rebutted to the following reasons: When you see a movie you are limited to seeing the characters and settings through their eyes. However, 500 different readers of the same book might have 500 different ideas of the character’s appearance. Books let you live everything! I will now continue with rebutting on my fellow opponent’s reasons, and will present my own reasons. “If you are a busy person you probably don’t have a ton of time to read books. So it would save time if you watch the movie. ”Con has indirectly stated that a busy person may have time to watch a three hour movie, but does not have the time to read a novel, which may take 2-6 hours, depending on the length of the novel, and the speed of the reader. Either way, a busy person is still uses time. Con also fails to comprehend that if the book is worth the time, then time is not wasted. A busy person can listen to the novel on tape, CD or your MP3 player as well so that can listen to the book when you are doing something that requires your hands but not too much thinking. While listening to the book may not be as good as reading the book, as that improves your vital skill, at least it stimulates your brain! When you watch a movie your brain is dead, which is not healthy, mentally. “If you don’t read the book, (you only watch the movie,) you can’t be disappointed if the movie isn’t exactly like the book, because you never read the book. ”Again, Con doesn’t seem to apprehend that the pleasures in reading a book, and the benefits, are not even comparable to watching a movie. Yes, I do agree that by not reading the book, you will not be disappointed. But why will you be disappointed in the first place? The reasons for that are because of limited storytelling time and script writing not doing justice. Most movies guide us through their plot in three hours. A book however, is edited and crafted, but the writer is still working within an unlimited time canvas. This condensing of books into movies leads to deleted parts from the book or abbreviation of developments within the book. Which brings me to my next rebuttal. "The movies have all of the important things from the book, so reading the book is pointless, because you get all the important details from the movie without spending hours reading a book. "As Pro, I refute! Movies do not have all of the important things from the books, and reading the book would not be pointless. The famous ‘Hunger Games’ had a number of differences in the movie, when compared to their original book, such as ‘The Dog Mutants’. (WARNING: SPOLIER ALERT FOR THE NEXT SENTENCE! ) In the novel, Katniss recognises that the Capitol has spliced parts of the former tributes into mutant beasts; however, in the film version, the "dogs" are presented as nothing more than over-sized (and vicious) wild beasts. I can name another 100 more important things from several other movies which were based on books. True, you may say that this isn't so important, but what if, this were the most important scene for a reader. When they see the film, it's completely different! My point is that the possibilities in books are endless. Sure technology is getting pretty advanced, but the sky is truly the limit for authors writing books. There will always be limits to what people can do in movies, but never in books. Now, I will state my own reasons:1. Books allow for more character development. The feeling of "getting to know" a character through the pages of a book, isn't something you'd get in a film. You are also able to know the characters' thoughts. By knowing the characters' thoughts, you get to know the characters better and often understand the story better, unlike a film.2. More details of the story are shared through books. You can only fit so much into a 2 hour movie. Books can be pages upon pages. There's always so much more to a story when you read the book, once again, unlike a film.3. As you're reading a book, you get to use your imagination to create the characters, setting, and how the actions play out. Once a movie comes out, it ruins your ability to fit the book to your liking because all you can think about is the movie's interpretation, which sets limits to your freedom. Thank you (for making it to the end) ! :)