Liu 1 Felix Liu Mr.

Smith English 2, Period 5 September 26, 2009

Movies vs. Books M n! people h "e experien#ed the di$$eren#e o$ #omprehending mo"ie nd boo%. Some $ind one or nother is e sier to underst nd. &$ Mi#e nd Men is one o$ those stories m de into 'onder$ul produ#tion th t ttr #ts "ie'ers o$ ll ges. Mo"ies o$ten #re te more suspense in e"er! s#ene 'hi#h engenders ttr #tion nd pulls people into the stor!. (e l #tors per$orm the di logue o$ the boo% 'hi#h gi"es "ie'ers better underst nding o$ e #h #h r #ter)s true $eelings. *lso, mo"ies # n set limit tions due to the dire#tor)s "ie'point but 'ithout it, one # nnot underst nd the true me ning o$ the stor!. +he mo"ie une,ui"o# ll! is better th n the boo% be# use o$ the thrilling suspense nd the spo%en di logue. +he m gi# th t turns stories into n ' rd 'inning produ#tion is suspense. -ithout it, no mo"ie #ould gr b the ttention o$ its "ie'ers. .n the boo%, the s#ene 'here /eorge is supposed to $ind Lennie in his hiding spot is brie$l! p ssed. &n the other h nd, the mo"ie pl !s bout ten suspense$ul minutes o$ /eorge tr!ing to $ind Lennie. +he suspense th t is built there le ds "ie'ers to better underst nding o$ 'h t is going to h ppen. +he suspense m ! e"en misle d #ert in people but the experien#e o$ $inding out the truth puts in more thrill o$ ' t#hing the mo"ie. &b"iousl!, n uthor 'ould $ind it h rd to do something simil r be# use one, he is missing the po'er o$ musi#, nd t'o, 'riting s#ene so "i"id 'ith the desired $ #i l expressions

Liu 2 nd setting is ne r impossible. Suspense pl !s m 0or role into the better underst nding o$ stor!. 1h r #ters m n! $eelings nd expressions # n onl! be sho'n through the po'er$ul #ommuni# tion o$ spo%en di logue. &ne ex mple o$ the import n#e o$ di logue is sho'n in the ,uote, 2.)d $ind things, /eorge. . don)t need no ni#e $ood 'ith %et#hup. .)d l ! out in the sun nd nobod!)d hurt me. *n) i$ . $oun) mouse, . #ould %eep it. 3obod!)d t %e it ' ! $rom me.45126 .n the boo%, one 'ould prob bl! im gine Lennie per$orming the s me tone o$ "oi#e throughout the boo%, gi"ing the impression th t /eorge h s tot l #ontrol o"er him. 7ut, in the mo"ie, it is sho'n th t Lennie st nds up $or himsel$ on the phr se o$ 2i$ . $oun) mouse, . #ould %eep it. 3obod!)d t %e it ' ! $rom me.4 +his gi"es Lennie more #h r #ter nd 'ith more expressions, "ie'er # n better underst nd #h r #ter. +he boo% did not p int pi#ture o$ the s#ene s superior, 'hi#h m de Lennie seem li%e "er! boring nd ordin r! #h r #ter. E"en in other s#enes 'hen /eorge is t l%ing bout the dre m, Lennie seems re ll! intrigued b! dre m in the mo"ie. 7ut, in the boo%, it seems th t he he rd the stor! #ountless times. +he mo"ie depi#ts more o$ $riendship nd the boo% sho's more o$ /eorge h "ing bsolute #ontrol. +his gi"es more emotion to the "ie'er $or Lennie so people # n genuinel! $eel the p in t the end o$ the stor!. 8o'e"er, one m ! thin% th t mo"ie might set limit tions $or the stor! be# use it onl! depi#ts 'h t the mo"ie produ#er ' nts in the $ilm. People might thin% th t i$ the! re llo'ed to let their im gin tion go $ree, the! 'ill underst nd the stor! better. +h t is in#orre#t be# use i$ the! do, the! lose the true me ning o$ the stor!. +he! 'ill o"er thin% m n! p rts th t re #on$using nd interpret the stor! erroneousl!. 7ut, one m ! thin% ho' the $ilm produ#er %no's ex #tl! ho' #h r #ter $eels be# use e"en he might interpret the #h r #ter)s $eelings 'rong. +he re son is th t $ilm produ#ers do not b se the mo"ie solel! on their o'n interpret tion o$ the

Liu 9 boo%, but m n! people)s interpret tion o$ the boo%. +his b sis 'ill # use the mo"ie to be#ome more interesting be# use "ie'ers 'ill thin% th t the mo"ie dire#tl! rel tes to 'h t the! h "e re d. E"en i$ some m ! thin% th t the mo"ie is tot ll! di$$erent, the interpret tion is #orre#t nd be# use o$ this, the "ie'er 'ill underst nd the stor! thoroughl!. .n brie$, the experien#e o$ ' t#hing nd underst nding mo"ie de$initel! ex#eed the slo' #omprehension o$ boo%. +he thrill o$ the suspense # n be #omp red to r #e# r, speeding its ' ! to the $inish. -ithout this, none 'ould be ble to $ull! underst nd stor!. +he import n#e o$ spo%en di logue sho's the ex #t $eeling o$ #h r #ters during e"er! moment o$ the stor!, nd l stl!, mo"ie sets limit tions to stor! 'hi#h %eeps people $rom "eering o$$ #ourse 'hen going through the stor!line. +hese elements sho' the import n#e o$ motion pi#tures nd 'h! people lmost ne"er $ull! underst nd boo%. 1le rl!, mo"ies o"erpo'er the $un#tion o$ boo%s in our e"er!d ! underst nding o$ stories.