Film vs. Print

How are movies different from books? What can a book show you that a movie can't? What can a movie show you that a book can't? Discuss the relative merits of each medium.

• Movies and books differ in many ways. Several ways include the different ways of visualization, how they appeal to our senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste), words vs. pictures, and the relative slowness and fastness of each medium.
• When a person is reading a book, they have several advantages. First, when there is a passage of time, there can be detailed descriptions of how the time went by and what the feelings of the character are. Also, not only during a passage of time, but generally, in a book, a person's thoughts and feelings, especially feelings, can be clearly conveyed to the reader (or audience). When reading a book, the senses that you use are sight and touch. Many people prefer to read books because they can actually feel the book in their hands, which makes things feel more real. Also, imagination can be used when reading a book.
• The good thing about movies is that it can present an actual picture of the characters and the setting. Some people may feel uncomfortable, that they never know what the characters look like. Also, some people do not like to spend too much time watching the details of a long time passing, so they like the movie who go over a long period of time quickly, and show only the main and important parts of the plot. 
• Books are good because we spend a long time to finish a book, so we read books when we are bored, or when we have leisure time. Movies are a type of excitement that we also enjoy, mainly because of the action and adventure, and the fact that many people can all go and watch movies together.