Do you typically enjoy films that are based off of books or do you avoid them?: I don't avoid them, in fact I'd say I might even seek them out. I prefer books above TV and movies, but there are some books I just never got in to even if it had a great plot. I started reading The Hunger Games but I never finished because it just didn't draw me in, but I found the story interesting enough to see the movies. On the other hand, there are some books I like so much I wanted to relive it through film (The Hobbit). If the movie itself is good I'm not all that bothered if it differs from the books, because to me it's just a retelling from another person's perspective.
Would you rather read the book or watch the movie first?: Generally, I prefer to read the books first but it depends on the book/movie. If it's a series like Harry Potter I'd rather see the movie first, because I'm not the biggest fan of large series. I tend to lose interest.
If you see a film based on a book does it make you want to go and read the book?: Definitely. If I really like the movie but don't know it's based off a book I'll actually search online to see if it is.
You make an interesting point about accessibility of books vs movies. For books, there's often only an author & an editor, so the author has almost complete creative control. A film passes through a LOT of different hands, though -- writer, director, editor, producer, etc etc, so often a film doesn't have as limited/specific point of view as a book can have.
For example, I know a lot of people in general avoid first-person narratives (as in The Hunger Games novels), which is an issue in written fiction that doesn't really exist in film.
Would you rather read the book or watch the movie first?: Generally, I prefer to read the books first but it depends on the book/movie. If it's a series like Harry Potter I'd rather see the movie first, because I'm not the biggest fan of large series. I tend to lose interest.
If you see a film based on a book does it make you want to go and read the book?: Definitely. If I really like the movie but don't know it's based off a book I'll actually search online to see if it is.
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For example, I know a lot of people in general avoid first-person narratives (as in The Hunger Games novels), which is an issue in written fiction that doesn't really exist in film.
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