Are Books Better Than Movies? (Pro/For = Yes) (Con/Against = No)

My opponent has forfeited Round 5, so I will end with a concluding argument. https://cassandrajade.wordpress.com... This is one of the more reliable lists that gives reasons why movies are better than books because it has reasons that are simple yet detailed. 1) Visually, movies are more appealing. This is very true because movies actually have images and colors and motion, whereas books just have words on paper, with no motion and no images, unless they're picture books. Because of this, it's hard to really visualize the events going on in the book whereas with movies, visualizing the events is easier because there are characters that move and there's motion and color. 2) Leif motifs. The author is absolutely right on this one. When dark music plays during the movie, it's easy to tell that something horrible is going to happen. When calm music plays during the movie, it's easy to tell that something good is going to happen. This isn't the case with books because books don't play music and so, it's sometimes hard to tell who's the antagonist and who's the protagonist. 3) Time is of the essence. This one is pretty self-explanatory. Movies waste less time than books because they're generally shorter than books. A person can easily binge-watch movies in one sitting or over a quick period of time due to the fact that movies are faster than books. When people watch a movie together, they're all on the same track because the movie isn't a book where some people read slow and some people read fast. It's not so easy for a person to binge-read because books take a large amount of time to go through. 4) Special Effects. Lots of movies have many awesome special effects such as car explosions, telekinesis effects, and superpower effects used in superhero movies. These special effects are very awesome and entertaining to watch because they bring the movie to life and make it seem more visually appealing. Books do not have any special effects so whenever the reader reads about a special effect/sound effect in a book, they have to visually imagine it themselves, which can get dull, boring, and repetitive after a certain amount of time. 5) The social aspect. People can watch movies with their friends because they don't have to physically hold the movie in their hand in order to watch it and they're all on the same pace, unlike books, which leads people to be on a different pace, whether fast or slow. Books are harder to enjoy with friends because people usually have to read out loud which can get very tiring, and everyone's on a different pace. 7) Action sequences. This is pretty much the same thing as #4 which is special effects. 8) Previews. Before you watch the movie at the theater, you always see a handful of exciting previews for upcoming movies because let's be honest, who doesn't like looking forward to watching more movies? These previews are exciting because they give the viewer a visual piece of upcoming movies to look forward to, based on the viewer's personal preferences. Books sometimes do have previews, which are usually called sneak peeks, for upcoming books, but these sneak peeks aren't as exciting as actual movie previews because there's no motion and no color, just words on paper and some pictures, depending on the book. 10) Frozen coke. This doesn't just apply to Coke but this applies to every other beverage. When a person watches a movie, it's easy for them to drink a beverage while watching the movie because there's nothing else they have to physically hold besides their drink. It's hard to drink a beverage while reading because you have to hold the beverage in one hand and hold the book in the other hand, which can be very uncomfortable at times. Thank you so much for this debate. It gave me a chance to look deeper into movies besides just seeing them as "moving pictures on a screen."