Re: The What You've just Bought thread!
"When you read, watch the movie in your head. That means that, as you read the words, take them and let them be your screenplay for your imagination."
I will tell you the same thing I told my daughter that got her hooked on reading:Im a watcher first, reader never.
Man i hate books with a passion. Why look at paper when i can look at a moving image in full color hundreds of times better with more information than a book could ever convey.
I've never read through an entire fiction book in my life, and never intend to either. I've tried once or twice when i was younger and got bored after about 10 pages.
"When you read, watch the movie in your head. That means that, as you read the words, take them and let them be your screenplay for your imagination."
You are right, S0UL. I have always been an avid reader and am getting back into it now that I have a Kindle. That's not to say that I don't enjoy watching movies but they come in second for me.Books are great because you create your own story, all the subtle details that aren't mentioned you have to fill in yourself and because of this many people (myself included) find it much easier to immerse themselves in a book than a movie. You can get picture books tho if that's what you're after all these *words* amirite?!
Films are great because they create characters/scenes which don't require your imagination. Things you couldn't or wouldn't ever think of, you just gotta sit back and watch.
Obviously not the two only things, but good examples of why both forms of media have their own charm.