tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post6529423566610833669..comments2023-05-02T08:07:21.209-04:00Comments on The Books for Walls Project Archive: Is the Book Always Better Than the Movie?Bonaventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665779332789846219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-32884721074039237422010-05-29T22:39:24.493-04:002010-05-29T22:39:24.493-04:00Sometimes it's nice to switch it up an be insp...Sometimes it's nice to switch it up an be inspired enough by the movie to find the book. I did that with The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri). We all know you just can't get intimate with the characters in the movies, no matter what, but from my perspective the people who did the movie focused on what the book couldn't do...immerse us in vivid colors and rich images. That was worth watching the movie.The Librariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-61047513829540991262010-05-28T10:01:25.692-04:002010-05-28T10:01:25.692-04:00The movie (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) w...The movie (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) wouldn't have been as scary without the music, but it would have been boring without the music --so it was okay.<br /><br />My favorite scene was when Susan was trying to get a bull's eye with her arrows and then Lucy, the little sister, took out her little sword and she threw it right to the bull's eye!!<br /><br />I like the movie better than the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com