books vs movies

Amazing argument. I'll still argue for my point.Refutations:1. Pro says that people can see books in different ways. I agree that movies do this to a somewhat lesser extent, but, all in all, it proves nothing. Interpreting things in different ways only results to arguments between people who have taken perceived the same words in a different way. And the same thing happens to those who watch a movie. One might think a certain character portrayed in the movie is bad, while another one might think the opposite. This argument simply proves nothing, and means no superiority.Pro, as well, used this sentence as an example: "the dark creature in the woods ran swiftly past me"If this was portrayed in a movie, considering it is a wood, a swiftly passing creature couldn't be recognized as well. I mean, seriously, identifying the color and look of something that would appear in one second on a screen is nigh impossible, especially if it is in wood, which blocks light. Therefore, this sentence means nothing, and even if it was right, it wouldn't be proof of books over movies.2. Now, Pro talks about special effects. I agree, they are a part of a movie that can be bad, but really any part of a movie could be bad. As well as every part of a book could be bad. A book/movie is consisted of many parts. Dialogue, Plot, Special Effects and so on, all are parts that make a movie. It is meaningless to say that each one of these could be bad and pose it as an argument, unless the problem strongly persists through today's movies. And, I don't believe it does. Today's movies have very good special effects, in general, and I am not displeased with the last few Sci-Fi movies I've watched. On a larger scale, this argument would make as much sense as "A movie can be bad". I could as well say "The dialogue in a book can be bad, therefore, books are inferior." And bad writing can as well result in poorly described special effects in books, so I, overall, don't see this as a valid argument.3. "movies can't use flashbacks like books do" I just want to describe how laughable is this. Movies, in my opinion, portray flashbacks far better than book. Either way, they are rarely confusing. While creating flashbacks in movies, usually signs are added to notify people of such. A simple heading saying "Two years ago..." or sepia/blurred effect of the movie very well makes the person understand they are watching a flashback. Very rarely are they not introduced, and if they are, watcher can figure it out. There are also books that present flashbacks without any notifications, so that they can confuse people. These cases are also rare. I agree flashbacks can take away the thrill in a movie, but this happens only sometimes, and usually, for someone who wants to enjoy the film, they just make him understand everything better, making a scene better. Their function is the same as in books, and is only done in a different way. Therefore, the flashback argument doesn't make any sense at all. As for telling the story and being comprehensible, movies do that, so I don't see the point in this, especially since Pro's only way of proving this was the flashbacks which I explained are wrong.4. Indeed, the books use the narrative voice to explain the reader information. However, a number of movies also has the narrative tone, especially in the start, where it explains the starting plot or similar. And most of the plot is discoverd from the dialogue, if there is no narrative tone. There is no need to drag on in movies just to explain things and it almost never happens. This isn't really a problem.5. Pro mentions that books encourage imagination and movies don't, but fails to bring a reason to this. Again, the perspective thing makes no sense. One can perceive either a movie or a book in a different way from another. This isn't restricted only to books. Pro even less explains why movies do the opposite. The Emma Watson comment isn't explained.Defending my arguments:1. I agree I've made a mistake here, by saying that line. Perhaps, I should have said "for a very complex story line". He also continues by explaining how movies do this, and I agree. Then he says that books are better because one can analyze what they read, in order to understand. And movies, obviously, cannot do this, and confuse the watcher. Now, the watcher can do the same, but not in the same way. He could simply ask his friend who's been watching the movie with him or who's watched the movie before about what happened. Ultimately, if the watcher is so confused, he could use the remote to go back to the point and see it again. If he's in a cinema, he could simply ask someone next to him, or a friend, if he's with him. Even so, movies aren't usually fast paced enough to lead to such confusion.2. Pro explains books can explain action in the same way, which, I have to disagree with. While certainly, books can use adjectives, tone and style, to make us live through a scene, they cannot do this in the same way as action movies do. Visual stimuli are far more detailed than a line of text. "A picture tells a hundred words." people say, and most agree with. While books can certainly do a good job in showing action, they still will never be on par with movies, which happen much faster and are more thrilling. Most action-lovers would prefer watching movies over reading books. I don't think this needs source, it is pretty much everyday experience. The genre "action" is often merged with the "adventure" when it comes to books. It is simply because books cannot portray more raw action, that movies can. Therefore, I've proven movies portray action better than books, and that they can be more thrilling.3. I brought up youth unemployment as a reason to why most youth would prefer books. If they do not study at all, it probably means they are not very hard working. Thus, they probably dislike school. And, as such, probably dislike books. As with the preference, I'd say movies are far more popular in the youth today, making them a better part of entertainment. Especially in the high school. I agree this is mostly preference, so I won't talk about this further.___________________________________Again, I have explained why Pro's arguments are invalid, and mine are, defending my point of a Con.